OGUNDIYAN V. THE STATE.
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ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑΝ ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΧΑΣΕΣ
[1991]
1 Ν.Σ.Χ.Χ.
ΟΓΥΝ∆ΙΨΑΝ ς. ΤΗΕ ΣΤΑΤΕ.
5
ΕΛΙΖΑΒΕΤΗ ΟΓΥΝ∆ΙΨΑΝ
ς.
ΤΗΕ ΣΤΑΤΕ
ΑΠΠΕΛΛΑΝΤ
ΡΕΣΠΟΝ∆ΕΝΤ
ΑΠΠΕΑΛ Νο. ΣΧ. 90/1990
10
ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΟΦ ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ
0 ΒΑΣΕΚΙ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΚΑΡΙΒΙ−ΩΗΨΤΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΚΑΩΥ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΒΕΛΓΟΡΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΝΝΑΕΜΕΚΑ−ΑΓΥ, ϑ.Σ.Χ.
19τη Απριλ, 1991.
Appeals - Issues for determination - Non-reference to grounds of appeal - Effect of -
Concurrent findings of fact of two lower courts - Attitude of Supreme Court thereto.
Criminal Law and Procedure - Concurrent findings of fact of lower courts - When
appellate court may interfere - Murder charge - What prosecution need prove.
Evidence - Circumstantial evidence - Weight to be attached thereon - Onus of proof in
criminal trials - On whom lies - Standard of proof required in criminal cases -
Distinction between degree of proof necessary in civil and criminal cases.
ΙΣΣΥΕΣ:
1.
Ωηατ ισ τηε αττιτυδε οφ τηε Συπρεµε Χουρτ το χονχυρρεντ φινδινγσ οφ τωο λοωερ
χουρτσ?
2.
Ον ωηοµ δοεσ τηε βυρδεν ορ ονυσ οφ προοφ λιε ον ιν α χριµιναλ τριαλ?
3.
Ωηετηερ ιτ ισ νεχεσσαρψ φορ ισσυεσ φορµυλατεδ ιν α παρτψ∋σ βριεφ το φλοω φροµ τηε
γρουνδσ οφ αππεαλ.
ΦΑΧΤΣ:
Τηε αππελλαντ ωασ χονϖιχτεδ οφ τηε οφφενχε οφ µυρδερ ατ τηε Ηιγη Χουρτ οφ Ογυν
Στατε. Τηε αππελλαντ ανδ τηε δεχεασεδ ωερε ωιϖεσ οφ Τηοµασ Ογυνδιψαν. Τηεψ
ωερε µαρριεδ το ηιµ υνδερ χυστοµαρψ λαω ωηιχη αλλοωσ πολψγαµψ. Αππαρεντλψ τηεψ
αλωαψσ ηαδ δισαγρεεµεντσ ανδ θυαρρελινγ α λοτ ωιτη εαχη οτηερ. Ον τηε 16τη δαψ
οφ ∆εχεµβερ 1986, τηε δεχεασεδ ανδ αππελλαντ εξχηανγεδ ηοτ ωορδσ ωηιχη
θυαρρελ ρεσυλτεδ ιν τηε αππελλαντ πουρινγ κεροσινε ον τηε δεχεασεδ ανδ σεττινγ ηερ
αβλαζε. Ατ τηε χονχλυσιον οφ τηε τριαλ, τηε λεαρνεδ τριαλ ϕυδγε χονϖιχτεδ τηε αππελλαντ
φορ τηε µυρδερ οφ τηε δεχεασεδ ανδ σεντενχεδ ηερ το δεατη.
Τηε αππελλαντ αππεαλεδ ον τηε γρουνδσ τηατ εϖιδενχε αδδυχεδ διδ νοτ προϖε
ηερ γυιλτ. Τηε Χουρτ οφ Αππεαλ δισµισσεδ τηε αππεαλ ανδ αφφιρµεδ τηε δεχισιον οφ
τηε Ηιγη Χουρτ χονϖιχτινγ τηε αππελλαντ ανδ σεντενχινγ ηερ το δεατη. Τηε αππελ−
λαντ βεινγ δισσατισφιεδ, φυρτηερ αππεαλεδ το τηε Συπρεµε Χουρτ αργυινγ,
ιντερ αλια,
τηατ ηερ γυιλτ ωασ νοτ εσταβλισηεδ βψ τηε εϖιδενχε αδδυχεδ.
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