Criminal Procedure.
dure Ordinance, and the Full Court or a judge under rule 22 may at any time in any appeal or proceedings preliminary or incidental to an appeal in which, in the opinion of the court, it appears desirable in the interests of justice that the prisoner or appellant should have legal aid, and that he has not sufficient means to enable him to obtain that aid, assign to a prisoner or appellant a solicitor and counsel, or counsel only.
33. The Registrar shall report to a judge any case in which it appears to him that, although no application has been made for the purpose, a solicitor and counsel, or counsel only, ought to be assigned to an appellant under these rules, and any directions given thereupon by such judge shall be final.
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Registrar to report if legal aid should be given.
as to
34. When legal aid is assigned to an appellant the Full Court or a judge may give such directions as to the stage of the appeal at which such legal aid shall commence and whether counsel only, or counsel and a solicitor, shall be assigned or otherwise as it or he may think right.
Copies of documents for use of appellants.
35. (1) At any time after notice of appeal or notice of application for leave to appeal has been given under the Ordinance or these rules, an appellant or his solicitor or the Attorney General may obtain from the Registrar copies of any documents or exhibits in his possession under the Ordinance or these rules for the purposes of such appeal. Such copies shall be supplied by the Registrar to the appellant or his solicitor at the same fees as are taken for copies in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and such fees shall be paid by stamps.
How appellant or Attorney General may obtain copies of documents or exhibits.
may receive documents and exhibits free
(2) Where a solicitor and counsel, or counsel only, are assigned to an appellant under these rules or where an appellant is not legally represented, copies of any documents or exhibits which they or he may request the Registrar to supply shall with leave of a judge be supplied by the Registrar without charge.
Appellant copies of documents on his request.
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Criminal Procedure.
dure Ordinance, and the Full Court or a judge under rule 22 may at any time in any appeal or proceedings pre- liminary or incidental to an appeal in which, in the opinion of the court, it appears desirable in the interests of justice that the prisoner or appellant should have legal aid, and that he has not sufficient means to enable him to obtain that aid, assign to a prisoner or appellant a solicitor and counsel, or counsel only.
33. The Registrar shall report to a judge any case in which it appears to him that, although no application has been made for the purpose, a solicitor and counsel, or counsel only, ought to be assigned to an appellant under these rules, and any directions given thereupon by such judge shall be final.
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Registrar legal aid given.
to report if
should be
as to
34. When legal aid is assigned to an appellant the Full Directions Court or a judge may give such directions as to the stage legal aid. of the appeal at which such legal aid shall commence and whether counsel only, or counsel and a solicitor, shall be assigned or otherwise as it or he may think right.
Copies of documents for use of appellants.
35. (1) At any time after notice of appeal or notice of application for leave to appeal has been given under the Ordinance or these rules, an appellant or his solicitor or the Attorney General may obtain from the Registrar copies of any documents or exhibits in his possession under the Ordinance or these rules for the purposes of such appeal. Such copies shall be supplied by the Registrar to the appellant or his solicitor at the same fees as are taken for copies in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and such fees shall be paid by stamps.
How
appellant
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from Registrar
copies of
documents
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may receive
documents
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(2) Where a solicitor and counsel, or counsel only, are Appellant assigned to an appellant under these rules or where an copies of appellant is not legally represented, copies of any documents or exhibits which they or he may request the Registrar to supply shall with leave of a judge be supplied by the Registrar without charge.
on his
request.
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