Criminal Division

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The Criminal Division is the branch of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas responsible for adjudicating serious criminal cases and related legal matters.

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Criminal Division canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court division ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
appliesLaw Constitution of the Bahamas ⓘ
common law principles ⓘ
statutory criminal law of the Bahamas ⓘ
caseType felonies ⓘ
offences triable on indictment ⓘ
serious drug offences ⓘ
serious financial and economic crimes ⓘ
serious violent offences ⓘ
composedOf Justices of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas ⓘ
country The Bahamas ⓘ
linked to: Bahamas
courtLevel superior court of record ⓘ
function imposition of criminal penalties ⓘ
interpretation and application of criminal statutes ⓘ
protection of constitutional rights in criminal proceedings ⓘ
governs criminal procedure in serious cases within its jurisdiction ⓘ
handles applications for judicial review related to criminal process where within jurisdiction ⓘ
bail applications in serious criminal matters ⓘ
hearsCasesIn first instance ⓘ
higherCourt Court of Appeal of the Bahamas ⓘ
jurisdiction The Bahamas ⓘ
linked to: Bahamas
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
location Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas ⓘ
linked to: Nassau
mayUse jury trials ⓘ
partOf Supreme Court of the Bahamas ⓘ
relatedTo Magistrates’ Courts of the Bahamas ⓘ
responsibleFor adjudication of serious criminal cases ⓘ
appeals from certain magistrates’ criminal decisions where provided by law ⓘ
criminal trials on indictment ⓘ
pre-trial criminal motions ⓘ
sentencing in serious criminal matters ⓘ
supervisedBy Chief Justice of the Bahamas ⓘ
ultimateAppellateBody Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (for relevant criminal appeals from the Bahamas) ⓘ

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Supreme Court of the Bahamas → hasDivision → Criminal Division ⓘ