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ΙΒΕ ς. ΣΤΑΤΕ
ΕΥΓΕΝΕ ΙΒΕ
ΑΠΠΕΛΛΑΝΤ
ς.
10 ΤΗΕ ΣΤΑΤΕ
ΡΕΣΠΟΝ∆ΕΝΤ
ΑΠΠΕΑΛ Νο. ΣΧ.37/1991.
ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΟΦ ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ
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ΥΩΑΙΣ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΚΑΩΥ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΒΕΛΓΟΡΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΩΑΛΤ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΚΥΤΙΓΙ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
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19τη ϑυνε, 1992.
Appeals - Issue for determination - Need to relate to grounds of appeal.
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Criminal Law and Procedure Armed robbery - Plea of alibi - Duty of accused thereon -
Whether prosecution has a duty to discharge when accused has not properly raised it -
Voice identification - When sufficient - Prosecution witnesses - Contradictions in
evidence given - When fatal.
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ΙΣΣΥΕ:
Ωηεν µαψ χονφλιχτσ ιν τηε εϖιδενχε οφ προσεχυτιον ωιτνεσσεσ βε φαταλ το ιτσ
χασε?
ΦΑΧΤΣ:
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Τηε αχχυσεδ/αππελλαντ ιν χοµπανψ οφ ανοτηερ περσον αρµεδ, ωιτη φιρεαρµσ ατ
νιγητ ροββεδ ονε Στελλα Ολεριβε οφ τηε συµ οφ Ν16.00. Σηε τεστιφιεδ ασ π.ω.2. Σηε
ωασ βεατεν ωιτη τηε βυττ οφ τηε γυν. Τηε ινχιδεντ τοοκ πλαχε ατ τηε πρεµισεσ οφ
τηε Αποστολιχ Φαιτη Μισσιον Αλαδινµα, Οωερρι. Π.Ωσ. 1, 3 & 4 ωηο ωερε ιν τηε χηυρχη
πρεµισεσ ωιτη π.ω.2 ον τηε φατεφυλ δαψ αλσο ναρρατεδ ηοω τηεψ ωερε µαλτρεατεδ ανδ
40 βεατεν υπ βψ τηε αππελλαντ ανδ ηισ χοµραδε. Π.Ω.2 ρεχογνισεδ τηε αππελλαντ
βεχαυσε ηε ηαδ βεφορε τηεν χαρριεδ ουτ σοµε χαρπεντρψ ϕοβσ φορ τηε µισσιον ιν τηε
πρεµισεσ. Σηε εϖεν κνεω τηε αππελλαντ∋σ ωορκσηοπ. Ασ τηε αππελλαντ αλσο σποκε
το ηισ ϖιχτιµσ ον τηε φατεφυλ νιγητ, π.ω.2 ρεχογνισεδ ηισ ϖοιχε ασ ωελλ. Ιτ ωασ π.ω.2
ωηο λεδ τηε πολιχε το τηε αππελλαντ∋σ ωορκσηοπ ωηερε ηε ωασ αρρεστεδ.
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Τηε αππελλαντ ιν ηισ δεφενχε δενιεδ ροββινγ ανψονε. Ηε σαιδ ηε ωασ ιν ηισ
ηουσε ον τηε δαψ οφ τηε ινχιδεντ. Ηε ηοωεϖερ αδµιττεδ ηαϖινγ χαρριεδ ουτ σοµε
χαρπεντρψ ωορκσ φορ τηε χηυρχη ανδ ηαϖινγ σεεν π.ω.2 πασσ βψ ηισ ωορκσηοπ βεφορε
τηισ ινχιδεντ.
Ατ τηε τριαλ τηε αππελλαντ πλεαδεδ νοτ γυιλτψ το τηε χηαργε. Τηε προσεχυτιον
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χαλλεδ α τοταλ οφ σιξ ωιτνεσσεσ το προϖε τηειρ χασε ωηιλε τηε αππελλαντ τεστιφιεδ ιν ηισ
οων δεφενχε. Ηε χαλλεδ νο ωιτνεσσεσ.
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