A confessional statement obtained through police questioning rather than being volunteered by the accused is inadmissible; once police decide to charge an accused, they must caution…

Retrial is inappropriate and unjust where it would merely aid the prosecution to correct fundamental and serious mistakes in their case presentation; where substantial contradictions create…

For conflicts, contradictions, or mix-ups in prosecution evidence to be fatal to the case, they must be substantial and fundamental to the issues before the court;…

Where signatories to a document are illiterates, the document is caught by the Illiterates Protection Law with the drastic effect that none of those who allegedly…

Unless findings of fact are perverse, inconsistent with the evidence, or based on legally inadmissible evidence, it is not the business of the Court of Appeal…

It is not within the province of courts to formulate issues for parties; courts should confine themselves to adjudication upon questions raised by the parties, excluding…

A successful party in the Court of Appeal who is dissatisfied with some part of that court's decision can only challenge that portion in the Supreme…

While it is generally unsafe to convict on uncorroborated evidence of a tainted witness, a witness is not automatically tainted merely because they are a relative…

Where a statute seeks to oust the jurisdiction of courts or deprive a person of vested rights, its provisions must be strictly construed; statutes are presumed…

In murder cases, while the prosecution must prove that the victim died, the cause of death, and that the accused's act caused that death, medical evidence…

Every application for enlargement of time to appeal must be supported by an affidavit setting forth good and substantial reasons for failure to appeal within the…

Affidavit evidence supporting extension of time applications must provide specific, detailed explanations for the delay; vague, general statements such as "searching archives for documents" without specifying…