Who are They?
Name the Director of Public Prosecution of Jamaica
Paula Llewellyn
What is the main responsibility of the attorney general?
Provide legal advice and representation to all ministries and departments of government.
True of False: The D.P.P. prosecutes in both criminal and civil cases.
False. They only prosecute in criminal cases.
Originally, what were members of the Attorney General Chambers called?
Barristers
Name the Attorney General of Jamaica
Derrick McKoy
No law can come into force without receiving the signature of the governor general. What must the attorney general do first?
The attorney general must first certify it.
Name one role/function of the D.P.P.
1. the power to institute and undertake criminal proceedings
2. the power to take over and continue any criminal proceedings of another person/authority
3. the power to discontinue a case at any stage before judgement is delivered
As supreme prosecuting authority, the DPP who may intervene at any time and take over a case. What is the only challenge to this powe?
The only challenge to the DPP’s powers in such circumstances is that the exercise of his powers was such that it could not be honestly and reasonably arrived at.
2022
True or False. The attorney general must be either a member of parliament of a minister of government.
False. A private citizen, e.g. Derrick McKoy, may be appointed.
Which case gave the D.P.P. the power to intervene in a private prosecution and continue any such criminal proceedings?
Raymond v AG 1982
Originally, the Attorney General was an ex-officio member of the Legislative Council. In what year was the constitutional system of Jamaica reformed to make the Attorney General a member of the Executive Council?
1944
Reginald Armour is the attorney general of which Commonwealth Caribbean country?
Trinidad & Tobago
Which section of the Jamaican constitution outlines the roles of the attorney general?
Section 79(1)
Which section of the Jamaican constitution deals with the functions and powers of the D.P.P.
Section 94(3)
Circuit Court does not preclude the exercise of the DPP’s power to have a case committed to trial. This is evidenced in which case?
Lloyd Brooks v the DPP and the Attorney General.
Which high school did the current D.P.P. attend?
St. Hugh's High School
Name one of the certain legal proceedings the attorney general may initiate or intervene in.
1. Relating to the administration of charities
2. Certifies that an application for letters patent is legally in order
3. Take action to restrain a corporation from exceeding its statutory powers
4. Enforces public rights in different cases
Under which section of the Criminal Justice Administration Act, does the D.P.P have the power to bypass the step of assessing the evidence for felony cases and directly move in a case to the Circuit Court?
Section 2(2)
Which section of the Jamaican Constitution states that the DPP shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other person or authority?
Section 94(6)