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Court of Appeal upheld the conviction for corruption transactions, holding that the complainant witnesses were not accomplices and their oral evidence was sufficient.
The trial was vitiated by irregular summing up to assessors, improper chain of custody of exhibits, failure to call material witnesses, and lack of conclusive proof of cause of death. The prosecution did not prove the charge of murder beyond reasonable doubt. Retrial would only serve to fill evidentiary gaps, which is impermissible.
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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal against a rape conviction, finding the case depended on uncorroborated accomplice evidence and was not proved beyond reasonable doubt.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed convictions for forgery and stealing by public servant, and set aside the sentence for lack of proof beyond reasonable doubt.
High Court criminal appeal dismissed after the court upheld a theft conviction, finding the evidence and exhibits proved the appellant’s role in the bank fraud.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed convictions for forgery and stealing by public servant, and set aside the sentence for lack of proof beyond reasonable doubt.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, holding the convictions unsafe because they rested on uncorroborated co-accused evidence and proof beyond reasonable doubt was lacking.
The conviction of the appellants was unsafe as it was based solely on the uncorroborated evidence of a co-accused, and the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.
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The convictions were quashed because the evidence against both appellants was insufficient and unreliable; the only witness against Stephen John was considered an accomplice and uncorroborated, and there was no admissible evidence against Haruna Athunani.
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The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding conviction for armed robbery on recent possession evidence and rejecting the alibi challenge.
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