18 Cap.3.01 Criminal Code Laws of Saint Lucia Revision Date: 31 Dec. 2005 673. 674. 675. 676. 677. 678. 679. 680. 681. 682. 683. 684. 685. 686. 687. 688. 689. 690. 691. 692. 693. 694. 695. 696. 697. 698. 699. 700. 701. 702. 703. 704. 705. 706. 707. 708. 709. 710. 711. 712. 713. 714. 715. 716. 717. 718. 719. Bringing up defendant in person .......................................................................322 Issue and contents of summons .......................................................................322 Service and proof of service of summons .........................................................323 Warrant instead of summons in first instance ...................................................323 Proof of previous conviction ..............................................................................323 Recording of evidence ......................................................................................324 Bringing up inmate to testify ..............................................................................324 Issue of summons to witness ............................................................................324 Service of summons .........................................................................................324 Warrant for witness disobeying summons or avoiding service ..........................324 Warrant for witness in first instance, when ........................................................325 Bringing up arrested witness .............................................................................325 Liability of witness to attend adjourned sitting ...................................................325 Power to adjourn in general ..............................................................................325 Power to amend a charge .................................................................................326 Order if neither party appears ...........................................................................327 Powers of Court on non-appearance of complainant ........................................327 Proceedings on non-appearance of defendant .................................................327 Court, if parties appear, to hear complaint ........................................................328 Appearance in person or by counsel.................................................................329 Hearing of cross complaints or similar complaints together ..............................329 Objections to complaints ...................................................................................329 Objection to jurisdiction .....................................................................................329 Objection as to informality in summons or service ............................................330 Objection as to mode of stating charge.............................................................330 Objection to defect of substance, or form, or variance ......................................330 Variance as to time or place .............................................................................331 Omissions and mis-statements .........................................................................331 Powers of Magistrate as to defects or irregularities ..........................................332 Order against defendant admitting charge ........................................................332 Proceedings if “not guilty” pleaded or partial plea not accepted ........................332 Notice of defence to complainant ......................................................................333 Case and evidence for complainant ..................................................................334 Caution to undefended defendant .....................................................................334 Case and evidence for defendant .....................................................................334 Evidence in reply...............................................................................................334 Placing witnesses out of Court ..........................................................................334 Dismissal or order against defendant................................................................335 Remand for medical examination......................................................................335 Formal order of dismissal ..................................................................................336 Effect of conviction in part .................................................................................336 Entry of minute of order against defendant .......................................................336 Offence charged — conviction for attempt ........................................................336 Attempt charged and offence proved — conviction...........................................337 Complaint divisible ............................................................................................337 Fraudulent breach of trust and stealing.............................................................337 Court to be open and public generally ..............................................................338 SUB-PART B ....................................................................................................... 338 Summary Appeal and Notice of Appeal ............................................................... 338 720. 721. 722. 723. 724. Right to appeal ..................................................................................................338 Appeal against summary conviction of indictable offence .................................339 Right after notice of appeal to copies of proceedings .......................................339 Suspension of execution during appeal ............................................................339 Notice of appeal ................................................................................................340