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The Judge of any court before which a person is convicted shall, in the case of an appeal
under this Part against the conviction or against the sentence, or in the case of an application

for leave to appeal under this Part, furnish to the Registrar, in accordance with rules of court,
his notes of the trial; and shall also furnish to the Registrar in accordance with rules of court a

report giving his opinion upon the case or upon any point arising in the case.

St. Kitts and Nevis

The Magistrate Code of Procedure Act Cap. 3.17, section 169:

“After an appellant has served on the magistrate a notice of his or her intention to appeal and
entered into a recognizance or given security to prosecute such appeal, the magistrate shall

within 10 days of the service of the notice of appeal, transmit to the registrar of the Court of
Appeal a copy of the proceedings and all papers relating to the appeal together with a concise

memorandum of his or her reasons for decision.”

St. Lucia

Criminal Code Cap. 3.01, section 734 (3):

After an appellant has served the clerk of the Court with his notice of appeal and complied

with the requirements for the filing of an appeal in section 733, “The Magistrate shall also
cause to be transmitted with the copy of the proceedings his or her written judgment, if any,

or if there is none, he or she shall transmit a memorandum of the reasons for the decision.”

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Criminal Procedure Code Cap. 172, section 109(3):

“Every judgment in a summary trial, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Code or

any other law, shall be written by the magistrate and shall contain the point or points for

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