Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 8 ProcedureChapter 62 Trial—adjournment—pleas— practice[s 618]with indictable offences, and the challenges allowed to suchpersons, is set forth in the laws relating to juries and jurors.Chapter division 11Trial of issues618 Evidence in defenceAt the close of the evidence for the prosecution the properofficer of the court shall ask the accused person whether theperson intends to adduce evidence in the person’s defence.619 Speeches by counsel(1) Before any evidence is given at the trial of an accused personthe counsel for the Crown is entitled to address the jury for thepurpose of opening the evidence intended to be adduced forthe prosecution.(2) If the accused person or any of the accused persons, if morethan 1, is defended by counsel, and if such counsel or any ofsuch counsel says that the accused person does not intend toadduce evidence, the counsel for the Crown is entitled toaddress the jury a second time for the purpose of summing upthe evidence already given against such accused person orpersons for whom evidence is not intended to be adduced.(3) At the close of the evidence for the prosecution the accusedperson, and each of the accused persons, if more than 1, mayby himself, herself or the person’s counsel address the jury forthe purpose of opening the evidence (if any) intended to beadduced for the defence, and after the whole of the evidence isgiven may again address the jury upon the whole case.(4) If evidence is adduced for an accused person, the counsel forthe Crown is entitled to reply.(5) If evidence is adduced for 1 or more of several accusedpersons, but not for all of them, the counsel for the Crown isentitled to reply with respect to the person or persons byCurrent as at 1 December 2014 Page 411