Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Arraignment — Procedure Where Charge Is Amended

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that where a charge is amended after trial commences, the accused must enter a plea to the amended charge; failure renders the trial a nullity. The principle applies in criminal trials. It ensures that amended charges are properly put to the accused.…

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