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Ajayi V. State (2013) CLR 3(c) (SC)

Judgement delivered on February, 8th 2013

Brief

  • Robbery
  • Armed robbery
  • Proof beyond reasonable doubt
  • Alibi
  • Contradiction in evidence of prosecution witnesses
  • Section 4 of the Police Act
  • sections 138 Evidence Act and
  • Sections 36 (5) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)
  • Concurrent findings of fact
  • Conspiracy
  • Direct and circumstantial evidence

Facts

The appellant and three others were convicted by the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on 28/6/2002 and sentenced to death by hanging on charges of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery contrary to sections 5(b) and 1(2) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap 398 Vol. xxii Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990. They appealed to the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division which was dismissed on 30/3/2011. This is a further appeal from that decision.

Issues

  • 1
    Whether the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt; and...

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