SAULAWA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): At the High Court of Abia State, Umuahia Judicial Division, Coram D. E. Njiribeako J. , the two appellants were charged with the offences of conspiracy and murder of one Nwachukwu Eke, contrary to the provisions of sections 516(a) and 319(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 30 Laws of Eastern Nigeria 1963, as amended. At the trial, a total of eleven witnesses testified for the prosecution. The appellants testified in their own defence but called no other witness. At the conclusion of the trial, both appellants were convicted and accordingly sentenced to death by hanging. Not unnaturally being dissatisfied with the said conviction and sentence, the two appellants have caused the record of the trial court to be transmitted to this court urging us to quash the conviction and sentence A passed thereon. It is instructive that on 26/9/06 when this appeal came up for hearing, learned counsel adopted the briefs of arguments for the appellants and respon…
CHUKWU
V.
STATE
(2006) JELR 54107 (CA)
Court of Appeal 30 Nov 2006 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The appellants were charged with conspiracy and murder of Nwachukwu Eke. - The trial court convicted and sentenced the appellants to death by hanging. - The appellants appealed the conviction and sentence. - The appellants identified one
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/PH/152/2001
Judges:ISTIFANUS THOMAS JCA (Presided) MONICA BOLNA'AN DONGBAN-MENSEM JCA IBRAHIM M. MUSA SAULAWA JCA (Read the Lead Judgment)
Counsel:E. B Ukiri Esq. - for the Appellants/Applicants.
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Chief Solo U. Akuma. Esq. - for the Respondent.
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