Principle Archive

The law is quite clear on the requirement of proof beyond reasonable doubt to secure conviction for any criminal offence by virtue of Section 138(1) of…

The law does not impose any obligation on the prosecution to call a host of witnesses to prove its case, all it needs to do is…

For the proof of the offence of armed robbery as in this case, the requirement of the law on the prosecution is for the latter to…

Proof beyond reasonable doubt, is not proof beyond shadow of doubt. It is not, therefore, a proof beyond all possible or imaginary doubt that it is…

This Court will not interfere with such concurrent findings unless exceptional reasons have been shown by the Appellant to exist justifying such interference.

By the provisions of section 42 (1) of the Evidence Act, it is not mandatory for a medical officer who performed an autopsy on a deceased…

The 'inconsistency rule' is that where a witness makes an extra-judicial statement which is inconsistent with his later testimony at the trial, such testimony is to…

In a murder case, the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt the following ingredients; which are - (a) That the deceased died. (b) That the death…

In murder cases, for provocation to constitute a defence, it must consist of three elements which must co-exist, namely- (a) The act of provocation was done…

In order to establish the defence of insanity, the defence must first show that the accused was at the relevant time suffering from either mental disease…

The law is that in all criminal cases, every man is presumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible…

The undefended list proceedings is not intended to shut out a defendant from contesting the suit brought there-under. Where a defendant can show in his Affidavit…