Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 512
512. (1) The provisions of article 420, article 421(1), articles
422, 423, 425, 427, 441, 442, 444 and 452 shall apply in any
proceedings before the Court of Criminal Appeal:
Provided that, for the purpose of such proceedings, any
reference in those provisions to the superior court and to the
inferior court shall be construed as being a reference respectively to
the Court of Criminal Appeal and to the Criminal Court.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of article 420, where the
appellant who has made the declaration on oath referred to in that
article, cannot be assisted by the Advocate for Legal Aid for the
reason stated in paragraph (a) of the same article and where he was
assisted before the Criminal Court by an advocate appointed in
terms of article 571, the Court of Criminal Appeal shall, in so far as
possible, appoint the same advocate to assist the appellant in the
proceedings of appeal, and the provisions of articles 571, 572 and
573 shall apply in respect of such appointment.
(3) The Court of Criminal Appeal may, if it considers an appeal
to be frivolous, sentence the appellant to a fine (multa) not
exceeding two hundred and thirty-two euro and ninety-four cents
(€232.94).
Recommendatio
n by judge
sitting in the
Court of
Criminal
Appeal.
Added by:
XXV.1967.18.
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