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The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against an armed robbery conviction, upholding the 30-year sentence and rejecting complaints about identification, exhibits, delay, and sentencing.
The conviction was quashed because the evidence of the two key child witnesses was not properly recorded as required by law, and after expunging their evidence, the remaining evidence was insufficient to prove the offence. Additionally, the sentence imposed was unlawful given the appellant's age at the time of the offence.
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The High Court upheld the conviction for unnatural offence but set aside the life sentence after finding the appellant was 18 and sentencing leniency was required.
The High Court quashed a criminal conviction after finding visual identification unreliable and the sentencing of a young offender unlawful.
The High Court upheld the conviction for impregnating a schoolgirl but set aside a three-year prison sentence as unlawful, ordering the appellant’s release unless otherwise held.
The conviction was quashed and sentence set aside because the prosecution failed to prove the age of the victim beyond reasonable doubt, which is an essential element of statutory rape. The sentence imposed was also illegal as the appellant was eighteen years old and a first offender, for whom only corporal punishment is lawful.
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