See Also:

• ETHICS: Duty of Counsel - Duty of Counsel to Remain in Representation

  "Legal counsel has an obligation to continue representation until the conclusion of a case or until formally excused by the court. Abrupt withdrawal from representation, leaving an accused unrepresented, is…

• INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE - RULES OF INTERPRETATION OF CONSTITUTION - Approach Courts adopt in finding solutions to Constitutional questions in the course of interpretation

  "This Court's approach to construction and interpretation of the constitution has remained to be of liberalism. This is absolutely so, because anything contrary thereto would tantamount to defeating the very…

• EVIDENCE - CONTRADICTION IN EVIDENCE - Attitude of Court to contradiction in the statement of an accused to the police and his testimony in Court

  "In coming to the conclusion that the prosecution has proven its case, the trial Court considered the defence put forward by the Appellant in delivering its well-considered judgment as per…

• EVIDENCE, LAND LAW - Burden of proof in civil cases - When the Defendant alleges forgery of plaintiff's title documents in support of claim for declaration of title to land - Duty on the defendant to prove forgery

  ADEROUNMU V. OLOWU (2000-LCER-11921-SC) "The presumption of due execution embraces a presumption that the document was in fact executed by the persons mentioned thereon as the makers of the document.…

• ACTION - PLEADINGS - Effect of failure to call evidence in support of pleadings

  "It has been urged upon us that when pleadings are filed and issues joined, the court must of necessity decide on such issues whether evidence is led in support of…