CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – GUILT OF AN ACCUSED PERSON – How to establish/prove the guilt of an accused person

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“My Lords, the law is trite that in establishing the guilt of an accused person beyond reasonable doubt, the prosecution may adopt any of the following methods or a combination thereof: a) eye-witness account; b) circumstantial evidence; and/or c) confessional statement of the accused. See: Okashetu vs The State (2016) 14 NWLR (Pt. 1534) 126; Stephen vs The State (2013) Vol. 233 LRCN (Pt. 2) 215: Oguonzee vs The State (1998) LRCN 3512 @ 3551; Okudo vs The State (2011) 3 NWLR (Pt. 1234) 209 @ 236 D.” Per KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. in BERENDE v. FRN (2021-LCER-40453-SC) (Pp 20 – 20 Paras A – C)

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