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Effect of failure to set out the charges in detail
Effect of failure to state the contravened order in the statement of offence
Essential components of a charge sheet
Nature of a charge sheet
Particulars that should be included in a criminal charge
Position of the law on the nature of omission of particulars that would render a charge defective
Right of an accused person to plead to a charge
The rule that a charge will be deemed to be properly laid where the particulars of the charge sufficiently inform the accused person of the specific acts and/or omissions he engaged in
The rule that an accused person must be reasonably informed of any charge that is preferred against him
What a charge sheet should contain
What proper formulation of criminal charges requires of the prosecution
What the particulars of offence must contain
Whether a charge containing incorrect particulars of the victim is defective
Whether a defect in the particulars of offence renders the charge incurably bad or one that is unknown to the law where the statement of offence has been correctly laid
Whether a failure to draft a separate statement of offence for each offence is fatal to trial and conviction
Whether a retrial can be ordered in respect of a charge which is bad for uncertainty
Whether an omission of the words “with intent to defraud” in the particulars of offence will render a charge bad
Whether an omission to state the correct section of the enactment under which an accused is charged enough to vitiate a conviction
Whether defective particulars in a charge renders the charge incurably bad
Whether each count in a criminal case must be dealt with piecemeal
Whether each count of a charge sheet is a separate crime and needs to be separately treated
Whether failure to make a reference to the contravened enactment renders the charge a bad one
Whether failure to state the correct section in a charge can occasion a miscarriage of justice
Whether specifying the acts and/or omissions constituting the offences charged amounts to making available to the accused person the evidence required to prove those acts and/or omissions
Whether the failure to include the subsection in a charge is fatal to the charge
Whether the prosecution is bound to prove each count separately and beyond all reasonable doubt
Whether the words “on the same time and place aforementioned" can be used in the particulars of additional charges
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