In Which Situations Can a Defendant Be a Comeptent and Compellable

question 2

Multiple Choice

In which situations can a defendant be a comeptent and compellable witness for the prosecution against a co-accused? S53 (4) states that a defendant is not competent to testify for the prosecution so long as he or she is a person charged in the proceedings, that is named in the indictment. B,C and D allows a defendant to be removed from the indicmtnet and therefore able to give evidence against a co-accused.

• A)If D pleads guilty and is still on the indictment for the same offence as the co-accused
• B)If D pleads guilty and is subsequently removed from the indictment
• C)When D is acquitted, with the prosecution offering no evidence
• D)If D is removed from the indictment and is tried separately
• E)All of the above

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