Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial Within Trial — Procedure — Order of Calling Witnesses — Whether Calling Accused First Renders Trial Within Trial Invalid

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

The proper procedure in a trial within a trial is for the prosecution to call its witnesses first to prove voluntariness. Calling the accused first is irregular. However, the irregularity does not automatically invalidate the trial within a trial. The court examines whether the irregularity…

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