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In forceAccused may be defended by lawyer
Part 12Procedure, evidence, verdict etc
285 Accused may be defended by lawyer
(1)
An accused person has the right in any court to—
(a)
make a full answer and defence to a charge by a lawyer; and
(b)
reserve the person’s address until after the close of the evidence for the defence.
(2)
If the accused person reserves the person’s address until after the close of the evidence for the defence, all evidence in reply for the prosecution must be given before the person’s address.
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