Principle Archive

The right of fair hearing is a fundamental and constitutional right of a party to a dispute to be afforded an opportunity to present its case…

The principle of fair hearing is fundamental to all court procedure and proceedings, and like jurisdiction, the absence of it vitiates proceedings however well conducted. Fair…

The court lacked jurisdiction to restore or relist the appellants' appeal which it dismissed under Order 6 rule 10 of the Court of Appeal Rules, 1981,…

Where an appellant fails to file his brief within 60 days after receiving the record of appeal or after any extended period, the appeal shall be…

Where an appellant fails to file his brief within the time provided or as extended, the respondent may apply for the appeal to be dismissed for…

Where the objection to admissibility is merely that the statement was not read over to the accused, not that it was not made or was not…

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…