The tests for weight of a retracted confession are: (1) Is there anything outside the confession to show it is true? (2) Is it corroborated? (3)…

No statement by an accused is admissible unless the prosecution shows it was voluntary, not obtained by fear of prejudice or hope of advantage from persons…

A man may be convicted on his own confession alone. If a confession is free and voluntary, direct and positive, and properly proved, a jury may…

A man's confession is only evidence against him and not his accomplices.

A confession does not become inadmissible merely because the accused denied having made it. Denial may lend weight to the denial but is not a reason…

A formal identification parade was not necessary where a witness recognized one of those who robbed him while the matter was still fresh in his mind…

Where the case against an accused depends wholly or substantially on identification and the defence alleges mistaken identification, the court must closely examine the evidence, view…

The question whether an accused is properly identified as one who was a party to the commission of the criminal act is a question of fact…

Recognition may be more reliable than identification of a stranger.

Identification parade is not a sine qua non to conviction.

A preliminary objection for dismissal of a suit in limine may be made on points of law where there are no facts in dispute. The applicant…

Where disputes as to facts appear on the pleadings, a preliminary objection cannot properly be taken if facts must first be adduced or established by evidence…