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221D PDFTitle:Legal Aid in Criminal Cases RulesGazette Number:E.R. 2 of 2012
Rule:9Heading:Duty of solicitor or counsel assignedVersion Date:02/08/2012

It shall be the duty of solicitor or counsel assigned to an accused person under these rulesˇX

    (a) if the accused person is convicted, to give a certificate to the Director as to whether or not in his opinion the accused person has reasonable grounds for an appeal against his conviction or sentence or both and, if so, settling those grounds; and (L.N. 204 of 1984)
    (b) if the accused person proposes to appeal, to give notice of appeal or of an application for leave to appeal and to attend to any matter preliminary thereto.