Menu
1
150
300
450
600
750

Essays and addresses

The case may be amended during argument; the prisoner is not present and technicalities are ignored.

The court may confirm the ruling, order a new trial, pass the proper sentence, direct the discharge of the accused, or "make such other order as justice requires.

" No conviction can be set aside for improper admission or rejection of evidence or misdirection or other thing not according to law unless, in the opinion of the court some substantial wrong or mis- carriage has thereby been occasioned at the trial.

If the wrong or miscarriage affect some count only of the indict- ment, the court may give separate directions as to each count and pass sentence on any count not affected which stands good.

If the Appellate Division should not be unan- imous, the convicted person may appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada a very rare proceeding.