Laws of Saint Lucia Criminal Code Cap.3.01 25 Revision Date: 31 Dec. 2005 1016. 1017. 1018. 1019. 1020. 1021. Motion by accused for discharge on failure to prosecute ..................................451 Withdrawal of counts after conviction on one or more ......................................452 Issue of mentally abnormal on or before arraignment .......................................452 Special verdict if jury finds that accused was mentally ill at time of offence ......453 Person found mentally ill may be detained at Governor General’s pleasure ............................................................................................................453 Court to remit summary case to Magistrate or to try it ......................................453 PART 7 454 GENERAL PROCEDURAL MATTERS 454 1022. 1023. 1024. 1025. 1026. 1027. 1028. 1029. 1030. 1031. 1032. 1033. 1034. 1035. 1036. 1037. 1038. 1039. 1040. 1041. 1042. 1043. 1044. 1045. 1046. 1047. 1048. 1049. 1050. 1051. 1052. 1053. 1054. 1055. 1056. 1057. 1058. 1059. 1060. 1061. 1062. 1063. 1064. High Court to release person in illegal custody .................................................454 High Court on application by way of habeas corpus or the like .........................454 Order appealed from not to be removed ...........................................................454 Want of form not to nullify order. Warrant of commitment not void for defect ................................................................................................................455 Validity of proceeding in summary trials of indictable offences .........................455 Validity of proceeding despite defects...............................................................455 Matters within section 1027 ..............................................................................456 High Court to quash conviction, order, etc. .......................................................456 Objection as to no evidence of notice, proclamation etc. inadmissible .............457 Validity of proceedings tried and decided on the merits ....................................457 Improper admission or rejection of evidence ....................................................457 Warrants of commitment valid if order good .....................................................458 Qualification of accused, when presumed ........................................................458 Age from appearance, presumption ..................................................................458 Proof of conviction ............................................................................................458 Mode of proving note false ................................................................................459 Difference as to date, year or legend on note immaterial..................................459 Court to cut in pieces and dispose of false note................................................459 Defamation presumption of publication .............................................................460 Presumption of validity of deposition.................................................................460 Proof of intent to deceive or defraud .................................................................460 Presumption from things found in betting-house ...............................................460 Presumption of use of place as betting-house ..................................................461 Proof of play for money, wager, or stake unnecessary .....................................461 Comparison of disputed handwriting .................................................................461 Presumption as to identity.................................................................................461 Evidence of relationship on trial of incest ..........................................................462 Presumption in prosecutions for offences respecting liquor ..............................462 Presumption of nationality or race from appearance.........................................462 Presumption of nationality of ships ...................................................................463 Proof of false testimony by certificate ...............................................................463 Mode of proof of seal or stamp used for public revenue or post office ..............463 Presumption from entries of receipt of money by public officer or clerk or servant ..............................................................................................................464 Proof of service or execution ............................................................................464 Proof of statutes, records, documents or other writings ....................................464 Proof of document not disputed unnecessary ...................................................465 Admissibility of unstamped documents .............................................................465 No proof of unnecessary averment ...................................................................465 Power of Court to order prosecution for perjury in proceeding before it ............466 Duty of magistrate .............................................................................................466 Service of charge on accused ...........................................................................466 Proceedings against associations, companies, etc. ..........................................466 Testamentary instrument ..................................................................................467