Difference between revisions of "Right to Counsel"

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===Zimbabwe===
 
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* The accused shall be permitted to defend themselves or, at their own expense, get a legal representative of their own choice (s (18)(3)(d) Constitution)
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* The accused shall be permitted to defend themselves or, at their own expense, get a legal representative of their own choice(18)(3)(d).
  
* If the accused cannot afford a legal representative, a magistrate can deem it necessary and desirable in the interest of justice to certify that such a person have this assistance (Legal Aid Act, part III s (10)(1) (a),(b) 1996)
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* If the accused cannot afford a legal representative, a magistrate can deem it necessary and desirable in the interest of justice to certify that such a person have this assistance. Legal Aid Act, part III (10)(1)(a-b), 1996.

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