Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Charge — Variance — Conviction for Offence Disclosed by Evidence — Fair Hearing

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

A court may convict for an offence disclosed by the evidence even if different from the charge, without requiring re-arraignment. The offence must arise directly from the facts of the original charge and be sufficiently connected. The accused is deemed to have pleaded to the…

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