What are the implications of a Criminal matter when it is struck off the Court Roll?
01 June 2023, Allan Lesesa
Criminal matters are
innumerable. The criminal court rolls are forever clogged, and this is owing to
several factors, a blame... can be because of the State not doing what it is
supposed to in time, such as investigations and so forth, or the blame for the
effective handling and finality of the matter can also be attributed to the
defence as well. What happens when a criminal matter has been at court for a
long time? What legal relief is there for the accused and what are the
implications? In this article, we will consider these questions and outline
what rights an accused person has in a dragging criminal matter.