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753.   Appeals to be decided on merits

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

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753.   Appeals to be decided on merits

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    (1)   No conviction or order made in pursuance of any proceedings for a summary conviction shall be quashed for any defect or want of form.

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    (2)   Every appeal shall be decided on its merits, and in all cases where it appears that the merits of the case have been tried and there is evidence to support the decision by the magistrate, the Court shall confirm the decision and no conviction, order, warrant, process or proceeding in connection with the decision, shall be quashed, notwithstanding any objection concerning the improper admission or rejection of any evidence.

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    (3)   The Court may, in any case where there was improper admission or rejection of evidence, amend the conviction, order, warrant, process or proceeding if necessary, or give such judgment or make such order as it considers the magistrate should have given or made in the circumstances.

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