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- COURT - RELIEF - Powers of court - Whether or not court can grant relief not claimed by a party
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- CRIMINAL LAW AND PRACTICE – Conviction – Conviction under wrong law - Effect of charging, trying and convicting an accused person under a wrong law – Whether conviction under a wrong law amounts to a mere irregularity
AKEEM ABIODUN V. THE STATE (2022-LCER-46641-SC) “Section 298(c) of the Penal Code gives the trial court the jurisdiction to levy life imprisonment for armed robbery. Provided the accused is aware…
- JUDGMENT AND ORDER: Alternative Relief(s) - Whether the court should consider alternative relief after granting the main claim
"The law is long settled that where the court grants the main reliefs claimed, it should not consider the alternative relief claimed in the suit, in this case, the court…