§ 145 — Joint trials with consent

145.—(1) A court may try offences together at one trial or order a joint trial even though it cannot do so by virtue of section 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 143 or 144, if —(a)

in a case where an accused is charged with 2 or more offences, the Public Prosecutor and the accused consent to have all such offences tried together; or

(b)

in a case where 2 or more persons are charged with separate offences, the Public Prosecutor and all such persons consent to a joint trial.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the court must not try offences together or order a joint trial in relation to a person who had earlier given consent under that subsection if —(a)

at the time when the consent is given, the person is not represented by an advocate; and

(b)

at the time of the trial, that person objects to the court trying the offences together or to the joint trial.

—(1) A court may try offences together at one trial or order a joint trial even though it cannot do so by virtue of section 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 143 or 144, if —(a)

in a case where an accused is charged with 2 or more offences, the Public Prosecutor and the accused consent to have all such offences tried together; or

(b)

in a case where 2 or more persons are charged with separate offences, the Public Prosecutor and all such persons consent to a joint trial.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the court must not try offences together or order a joint trial in relation to a person who had earlier given consent under that subsection if —(a)

at the time when the consent is given, the person is not represented by an advocate; and

(b)

at the time of the trial, that person objects to the court trying the offences together or to the joint trial.