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Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 20 · Appeals, Points Reserved, Revisions and Criminal Motions
394B. Court of Appeal to review sentence of death
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The Court of Appeal must examine the record of proceedings and the grounds of decision and must satisfy itself as to the correctness, legality and propriety of —
court
Defined · s 2
“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
(a)
the conviction of the accused for the offence for which the sentence of death is imposed; and
(b)
the imposition of the sentence of death for the offence, where the sentence of death is not mandatory by law.