Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Plea Taking — Consequences of Non-Compliance with Section 215 — Nullity of Trial

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Non-compliance with Section 215 and constitutional fair hearing provisions vitiates the entire trial. The trial is null and void from inception. All subsequent proceedings, including appeals based on that trial, are also null and void. The defect cannot be cured by any later action. The…

Read the full principle with Sanctum

Sanctum is the key to all NLC content: judgments, principles, statutes, rules of court and court forms. Choose a plan from 1 month to 36 months.

Get Sanctum Access I’m a member — Log in