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• EVIDENCE – Burden of Proof or Standard of Proof – Burden and Standard of Proving the Guilt of an Accused Person

  "It is now beyond doubt that the Prosecution bears the onerous burden of proving the guilt of an accused person in a criminal case beyond reasonable doubt. The burden is…

• EVIDENCE – Burden of Proof/Onus of Proof – When the Burden of Proof on the Prosecution Can Be Said to Have Been Discharged

  "My Lords, this Court in KOLAWOLE v. STATE (2021) LPELR- 58390(SC) (Pp. 15 paras. D) held that: "The burden of proving the guilt of a defendant for the offences he…

• APPEAL – Amendment of Notice of Appeal – The essence of amendment of Notice of Appeal

  “the known essence of an amendment of a Notice of Appeal is to place before the appellate court, the real, genuine and complete grievances in the form of grounds of…

• JUSTICE – Whether justice is for the accused person alone – The tripartite nature of justice

  “Justice is not a one-way traffic meant to benefit an accused person alone. Justice is in fact a three-way traffic justice for the Appellant who was accused of having committing…

• COURT – Abuse of Process of the Court – The Connotation and import of abuse of court process

  BANJO V. ETERNAL SACRED ORDER OF CHERUBIM & SERAPHIM (1975-LCER-993-SC) “We are satisfied that the contention must fail. The term "abuse of the process of the court" connotes that the process…