Examples of Criminal Procedure Act in a sentence
The Dominican Republic welcomes the recommendation of the Human Rights Committee36 and is effectively implementing and executing the provisions laid out in article57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 76-02).37 It is thus eliminating the jurisdiction of military courts over such cases, as well as the privileges of members of the military and of the national police force, including police officers and soldiers, and reaffirming the exclusive and universal jurisdiction of the criminal courts.
Since 2004, after the enactment of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 76-02), the Dominican Republic has initiated a number of substantial changes regarding the police force, security agents and the Office of the Public Prosecutor and has succeeded in expediting criminal proceedings by a factor of more than 1,000 per cent as part of a concerted effort to strengthen the justice system and to provide effective responses that uphold human dignity.
It was held by this Court that in the relevant context there was no material difference between the expression “a just excuse” in section 189 of the Criminal Procedure Act and “sufficient cause” in section 418 of the Companies Act.61 [76] The position is no different in the present context with respect to the sections of the Act now under consideration.
Under Criminal Procedure Act 1921 (SA) s 136, the judge must invite the defendant to identify the issues in dispute after the prosecution's opening address.
Double jeopardy has been included in section 106(1)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977.