Criminal Procedure Act Amendment (October 2020)
Proposed By: @"New Rogernomics"
Preamble
This act defines the procedure by which the Court shall conduct Criminal Reviews in accordance with Article V Section 7 of the Twelfth Mandate.
Section 1. Petitioning the Court
(1) Petitions to conduct a Criminal Review shall:
a. be submitted to the Court in a public area,
b. identify a Defendant,
c. identify the crimes the Defendant is alleged to have committed and
d. include evidence and commentary thereof in support of the allegations.
(2) The Court shall consider the petition for three days before deciding whether to conduct a Criminal Review by two-thirds vote.
(3) the Court shall immediately serve notice upon both the Plaintiff and the Defendant that a Criminal Review has begun and refer them to this document.
Section 2. Criminal Reviews
(1) Criminal Reviews shall be conducted in a public area.
(2) Once the Criminal Review has begun:
a. the Defendant shall be granted seven days to present evidence in their defence and commentary on all evidence submitted to the Court thus far
b. then the Plaintiff shall be granted four days to present further evidence and commentary on all evidence submitted to the Court thus far. After this, the Criminal Review will conclude.
(3) The Plaintiff and the Defendant may each be represented by another person who they may identify at any time. Each of them may be represented by only one person at any given time.
Section 3. Criminal Review Appeals
(1) Criminal Review appeals shall be conducted in a public area, with the same procedure as a Criminal Review.