Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

865.   Special pleas

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    (1)   The following special pleas, and no others, may be pleaded in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Sub-Part, that is to say—

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      (a)     a plea of autrefois acquit;

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      (b)     a plea of autrefois convict;

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      (c)     a plea of pardon, and such plea under section 327 with respect to defamatory libel.

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    (2)   All other grounds of defence may be relied on under the plea of not guilty.

Plea of Autrefois Acquit or Autrefois Convict or Pardon