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357: Special pleas
or “Ways to defend yourself in court that are different from saying you're not guilty”
You could also call this:

“You can't be tried again for a crime you've already been found guilty or not guilty of in the past.”

You cannot use the pleas of previous acquittal and conviction anymore. This part of the law was removed on 1 July 2013. If you want to know more about why this changed, you can look at section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011.

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or “This law used to let people be accused of a crime a second time, but it's not used anymore.”
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Part 12 Procedure
Trial and sentence

358Pleas of previous acquittal and conviction (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 358: repealed, on , by section 6 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 2011 (2011 No 85).