Language of judgment: mandates courtroom language, points for determination and stated reasons for conviction and sentencing. Every criminal judgment must be in the language of the Court and state the point or points for determination, the decision and reasons. Convictions must specify the offence, the statutory provision and the punishment; acquittals must state the acquitted offence and direct release. Courts must express doubt and pass alternative judgments where applicable. Sentences involving death, life or long terms require reasons, with special reasons for death; reductions of lengthy statutory terms below a short threshold require recorded reasons, and death sentences must prescribe hanging.