PETERS & ANOR. V. THE STATE
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ΠΕΤΕΡΣ & ΑΝΟΡ. ς. ΤΗΕ ΣΤΑΤΕ
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ΠΕΤΕΡΣ & ΑΝΟΡ. ς. ΤΗΕ ΣΤΑΤΕ
1.
ΒΟΝΙΦΑΧΕ ΠΕΤΕΡΣ
ΑΠΠΕΛΛΑΝΤΣ.
2.
ΦΕΛΙΞ ΕΖΕ
ς.
ΤΗΕ ΣΤΑΤΕ
ΡΕΣΠΟΝ∆ΕΝΤ
ΑΠΠΕΑΛ ΝΟ. ΣΧ. 79/1992.
ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΟΦ ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ:
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ΚΑΡΙΒΙ−ΩΗΨΤΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΩΑΛΤ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΟΜΟ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΚΥΤΙΓΙ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΟΓΩΥΕΓΒΥ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
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11τη ∆εχεµβερ, 1992.
Appeals- Application for leave to file and argue additional grounds of appeal - Application
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granted - Whether appeal court has power to subsequently strike out same grounds at
the hearing of the appeal for being incompetent - An order for leave to argue further
grounds of appeal - Whether a decision which can only be set aside on appeal.
Criminal Law and Procedure- No case submission - Submission overruled - Effect of
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failure to enter defence subsequently - Whether accused is deemed to have adopted
prosecution's evidence entirely.
ΙΣΣΥΕ:
Χαν αν αππελλατε χουρτ στρικε ουτ ινχοµπετεντ γρουνδσ οφ αππεαλ αφτερ γραντινγ
λεαϖε το α παρτψ το φιλε σαµε?
ΦΑΧΤΣ:
Τηε αππελλαντσ ανδ τωο οτηερ περσονσ ωερε τριεδ ϕοιντλψ ον α µυρδερ χηαργε ατ
τηε Οωερρι Ηιγη Χουρτ. Σεϖεν ωιτνεσσεσ τεστιφιεδ φορ τηε προσεχυτιον. Ατ τηε χλοσε
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οφ τηε προσεχυτιον∋σ χασε, λεαρνεδ χουνσελ φορ τηε αππελλαντσ µαδε α νο χασε
συβµισσιον ον βεηαλφ οφ ηισ χλιεντσ ανδ ινδιχατεδ το τηε χουρτ τηατ ηε ωασ ρελψινγ
ον τηε προσεχυτιον∋σ χασε. Τηε νο χασε συβµισσιον ωασ οϖερρυλεδ. Τηερεαφτερ,
λεαρνεδ χουνσελ ωιτηδρεω φροµ 1 ηε δεφενχε οφ τηε 1στ αχχυσεδ περσον. Τηε
σεχονδ αππελλαντ (ι.ε 4τη αχχυσεδ περσον) γαϖε εϖιδενχε ιν ηισ οων δεφενχε ανδ
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χουνσελ αδδρεσσεδ τηε χουρτ ον ηισ βεηαλφ. Ιν ηισ ϕυδγµεντ, τηε τριαλ ϑυδγε
χονϖιχτεδ βοτη αππελλαντσ.
Αγγριεϖεδ βψ τηε δεχισιον οφ τηε τριαλ ϑυδγε, τηε αππελλαντσ αππεαλεδ το τηε
Χουρτ οφ Αππεαλ. Τηε Χουρτ οφ Αππεαλ δισµισσεδ τηειρ αππεαλ ανδ υπηελδ τηε
ϕυδγµεντ οφ τηε τριαλ ϑυδγε. Ατ τηε Χουρτ οφ Αππεαλ, τηε αππελλαντσ αππλιεδ το φιλε
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ανδ αργυε φουρ αδδιτιοναλ γρουνδσ οφ αππεαλ. Τηισ αππλιχατιον ωασ γραντεδ βυτ ατ
τηε ηεαρινγ οφ τηε αππεαλ, τηε Χουρτ οφ Αππεαλ ηελδ τηοσε γρουνδσ οφ αππεαλ
ινχοµπετεντ, ανδ στρυχκ τηεµ ουτ.
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