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The trial court erred by imposing an omnibus sentence for two counts, contrary to established legal principles requiring separate sentencing for each count; conviction and sentence are quashed and case remitted for proper sentencing.
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The Court of Appeal allowed a criminal appeal, quashed forgery convictions and sentences, and ordered the appellants’ release unless otherwise lawfully held.
High Court appeal over a witchcraft charge and threatening with violence. The first conviction failed for a defective charge and lack of proof; the second stood, but the sentence was illegal.
Criminal appeal where the High Court held that sentencing without a formal conviction and imposing an omnibus sentence were fatal procedural errors.
The conviction was based solely on weak and unreliable visual identification evidence, which did not meet the required legal standard. The trial court failed to properly analyze the circumstances of identification, and the prosecution did not prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. The omnibus sentence imposed was also irregular.
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The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashing armed robbery convictions after finding the visual identification evidence unreliable and the sentence an improper omnibus sentence.
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