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Distinction between a trial with the aid of assessors and trial by jury

Duty of a judge to discuss the evidence adduced, the ingredients of the offence charge, the standard burden of proof and the jurisprudence beyond the conviction

Effect of the absence of fairness in a criminal trial

On how the court will deal with criminal trials involving legislators

The position of the law regarding trials on indictment

The procedure to be followed before the commencement of the preliminary hearing

The procedure under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1960 (Act 30) where a person is charged with an offence which is not being tried summarily

Whether a criminal trial is irregular where the trial court imposed a sentence more than what it could legitimately have imposed

Whether a criminal trial must take place in the presence of the accused person

Whether a judge must record the facts in a criminal trial

Whether a magistrate can try a person after an arrest by himself or at his direction

Whether disclosures are required to be made by the prosecution in all criminal trials

Whether the commencement of a second trial is evidence that the conviction obtained at the first trial has in fact been set aside

Whether the fact that the conclusion reached by a trial or appellate court which is inconsistent with the defence of the accused can be construed as failure to consider the accused's case

Whether the function of a criminal trial is to ensure that an accused pays reparation to the victim of his crime at all cost

Whether the mode of trial governs the infliction of punishment

Whether there is a time frame within which crimes must be prosecuted

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