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Effect of a conviction based on a plea of guilty with reasons

Effect of a conviction where the accused person pleads guilty with explanations

Effect of a conviction where the trial court in a summary trial convicts the accused but makes no findings of fact and fails to write a reasoned judgment

Factors to be considered by the court before deciding to convict an accused person

The rule that a conviction stands until reversed by a court of competent jurisdiction

The rule that the law frowns on the approach that quashes convictions not upon the merits but on procedural and technical defects

Whether a reversal of the judgment of the trial court is enough to ground a conviction

Whether an accused person can be convicted where the evidence of the prosecution enures in his favour

Whether an accused person can be pronounced guilty because he refuses to testify

Whether criminal convictions can be founded on the mere ipse dixit of a trial court

Whether failure of a trial judge to convict on each count is fatal to conviction

Whether it is only a court that can pronounce on the validity or otherwise of a conviction

Whether reasons must be given for conviction

Whether the court can quash the conviction of a party who has not appealed where the conviction of a co-accused is quashed

Whether the failure to record a conviction is fatal

Whether the forfeiture of a bail bond amounts to a conviction

Whether there must be a record of conviction before a sentence is passed

Wrongful Conviction

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