SULEIMAN ADAMU
M OHAM MED BELLO V
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, PLATEAU STATE
COURT OF APPEAL (JOS DIVISION ) AMIRU SANUSI JCA (Presided ) IFEYINWA CECILIA NZEAKO JCA (Read the Lead Judgment ) IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU JCA
CA/J/242C/2003 WEDNESDAY, 8TH DECEMBER, 2004
APPEAL - Discretionary power of trial court - Exercise of - Attitude of appellate court to BAIL - Application for - Previous decisions of exercise of court’s discretion in respect of - Effect
BAIL - Application for - When will be refused BAIL - Bail pending trial - Right of arrested person to apply to court for - Statutory nature of BAIL - Decision to grant or refuse - Discretionary nature of BAIL - Felony - Cases of - Discretionary power of court to grant bail in - Factors which will affect BAIL - Murder charges - Applications for bail therein - Factors court will consider COURT - Discretionary power of trial court - Exercise of - Attitude of appellate court to CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - Arrested person - Right of to his liberty CRIM…