Section 77A: Conviction for other cases of similar nature
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77A. Conviction for other cases of similar nature
(1) Subject to subsection (2), where any party is convicted of an offence
before the District Court or the Intermediate Court, he may request the Court
before which he is convicted to convict and sentence him in respect of any
other offence of a similar nature which may be pending against him before
that Court or any other Court and which is triable by that Court.
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(2) Notwithstanding—
(a) section 114 of the Courts Act; and
(b) section 72 of this Act,
a District Court may, in respect of any party convicted under subsection (1),
impose upon that party an aggregate period of imprisonment not exceeding
8 years.
[S. 77 amended by Act 4 of 1999.]
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Questions this section answers
- Can I ask to be convicted and sentenced on other similar pending charges at the same time as my current conviction?
- What is the maximum total prison term a District Court can impose if several similar charges are combined this way?