CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT IS THE BEST EVIDENCE
Confessional statement is the best evidence to ground conviction and, as held in a number…
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Confessional statement is the best evidence to ground conviction and, as held in a number…
On the issue of his Co-Accused’s Statement, the Appellant is right that his statement cannot…
The Appellant may have retracted his Confessional Statement but it is settled that where the…
Where a confessional statement is retracted as in this case, the Court then shall decide…
However, in multiplicity of judicial authorities of this Court, it has been decided that before…
The Respondent subsequently retracted Exhibits C & C 1. A retracted confessional statement is nonetheless…
It must also be stated that the time to object to the voluntariness of a…
A confession is defined as a statement admitting or accepting that one is guilty of…
Before relying on a retracted confessional statement to convict an accused person, the factors the…
Where a confessional statement is direct, positive and admits all or some of the elements…
In the case of Udo v State (2016) 12 NWLR (Pt.1525) pp.33-34, paras. H-A, this…
It is trite law that where a person makes a free and voluntary confessional statement…
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