Calling Upon A Prisoner
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Calling upon a prisoner. When a prisoner has been found guilty on an indictment, the clerk of the court addresses him and calls upon him to say why judgment should not be passed upon him. To this, he is strictly only entitled to point out a defect of law in the indictment or otherwise. See ALLOCUTUS.
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