Accused entitled to respond after close of prosecution case

Current

After the close of the case for the prosecution, an accused is entitled—

(a)

to make a submission that there is no case for the accused to answer;

(b)

to answer the charge by choosing to give evidence or call other witnesses to give evidence or both;

(c)

not to give evidence or call any witnesses.

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