Tuvalu

Criminal Procedure Code

PART VIII - PROCEDURE IN TRIALS BEFORE THE HIGH COURT ON INFORMATION

258 Additional witnesses for the defence

The accused person shall be allowed to examine any witness not previously bound over to give evidence at the trial if such witness is in attendance; and if he apprehends that any such witness will not attend the trial voluntarily, he shall be entitled to apply for the issue of process to compel such witness’s attendance:
Provided that no accused person shall be entitled to any adjournment to secure the attendance of any witness unless he shows that he could not by reasonable diligence have taken earlier steps to obtain the presence of the witness.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Rights during trial - examine witnesses



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