Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

903.   Court to order prosecution to call witness

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    (1)   If the Judge is of the opinion that any witness who is not called for the prosecution ought to be called, he or she may require the prosecutor to call such witness, and if the witness does not attend, the Judge may make an order that his or her attendance be procured, and the Court may, if it thinks fit, adjourn the further hearing of the case to some other time during the sittings.

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    (2)   If, in such a case, the Judge is of the opinion that it would be conducive to the ends of justice so to do, it may, upon the application of the accused, discharge the jury and postpone the trial.