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LBR-1972-L-42875
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Title_of_text
Criminal Procedure Law (Title 2).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Liberia
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1972-05-08
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Criminal Procedure Law as revised through 8 May 1972. Part I contains general provisions, including rights of the defendant set forth in Chapter 2: e.g. the presumption of his or her innocence, the right to adequate legal representation, and the right to be present at court proceedings. Chapter 8 relates to extraditions. Part II covers procedure in criminal action, including arrests, warrants, and process against corporations. Part III governs sentencing. S. 31.3 provides for indefinite sentences (within the maximum term provided by statute) for felonies punishable by more than one year's imprisonment. The minimum term for a life sentence is ten years.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1973-02-01
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1969-01-01 (LBR-1969-L-82588)
Criminal Procedure Law, 1969.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Liberian Law at University of Cornell Law Library
Country
United States of America
URL
http://dlxs.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=liberian;cc=liberian;rgn=main;view=text;idno=lib100
File
LBR42875.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Liberian Code of Laws Revised
Author
William R. Tolbert
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Place of publication
Ithica, N.Y.
Country
United States of America
Date
1973-02-01
Page range
pp. 301-448
ISBN
0-8014-0709-5