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Criminal Procedure Code, 1933

A person who has already been tried, convicted, or acquitted for an offence cannot be tried again on the same facts for the same offence while that conviction or acquittal remains in force. A pers…

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 466 provisions
Citation: Act 23 of 1933
Dates: Source version 31 Dec 1996

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Dates: Source version 31 Dec 1996

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“A person who has already been tried, convicted, or acquitted for an offence cannot be tried again on the same facts for the same offence while that conviction or acquittal remains in force.”

A person who has already been tried, convicted, or acquitted for an offence cannot be tried again on the same facts for the same offence while that conviction or acquittal remains in force. A person who was convicted or acquitted of an offence may later be tried for another offence linked to the former trial under section 135(1). If later consequences create a different offence, a person who was already convicted or acquitted may be tried for that different offence. A person who was convicted or acquitted of an offence based on certain acts may still be charged and tried for another offence based on the same acts if the first court was not competent to try it. This section says how a previous conviction can be proved in proceedings under the Code, including by certified records, prison certificates, warrant production, fingerprint-based certificates, or foreign conviction certificates, and it allows a court in some cases to consider a prior conviction after notice has been served.

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