Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 524

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524. If before any of the courts of criminal jurisdiction, the party charged or accused shall so behave himself as to disturb the good order of the sitting, and, after being admonished by the c ourt, shall persist in or repeat such behaviour, the court may order him to be removed from the place of trial or, if he be in custody, to be taken back to his place of custody, and may commence or continu e the trial with the assistance on ly of his advocate or legal pro curator, or, if he has no advocate or leg al procurator, with the assista nce of the Advocate for Legal Aid or o f any other ad vocate or legal procurator appointed by the court. Applicability of certain provisions to other courts of criminal justice. Amended by: IV .1856.42; V .1868.32; XI.1900.79; VIII.1909.50; XXX.1934.14; XV .1937.9; VIII.1944.3,4; XXXII.1965.8; XXV .1967.22; XXVII.1975.40; VIII.1990.3; III.2002.126; VII.2010.33; XXIV .2014.61.

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