See Also:

• EVIDENCE – Confessional Statement – Whether a Court Can Convict Solely on the Confessional Statement of an Accused Person; Whether Retraction of a Voluntary Confessional Statement Renders the Confessional Statement Inadmissible

  "On whether it was appropriate for the Court to have countenanced and given weight to the confessional statement, there was no obstacle which could have hindered the trial Court from…

• EVIDENCE – Corroboration – Where corroboration is Required – Need for corroborative evidence not to be a repetition of the evidence to be corroborated

  ALHAJI JIBRIN OKABICHI v. THE STATE (1975-LCER-983-SC) “The evidence that is required or regarded, as corroboration is clearly not a repetition of the evidence to be corroborated, otherwise there would…

• PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Confessional Statement - Tests for Determining the Truth or Weight to be Attached to a Confessional Statement Before a Court Can Convict

  "What is important in the testing for the admissibility of a confessional statement, that litmus test is that it was made freely, voluntary, the truth of the contents evident, its…

• EVIDENCE - CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT - Appropriate time to object to the admissibility of a confessional statement; effect of failure

  "It is now settled that the appropriate time to object to the admissibility of a confessional statement is at the point when the Prosecution seeks to tender same. Any objection…

• EVIDENCE: Admissibility of Confessional Statement - Whether a Confessional Statement Can Be Rendered Inadmissible

  "Nobody will dispute the wisdom behind the "Judge's Rules" made by the English judges for the guidance of English Police officer to ensure that confessional statements are voluntary. It should…