JENNIFFER MADIKE
V.
THE STATE

(1992) JELR 80296 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/L/104/91 · 4 Jun 1992 · Nigeria
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(1992) 8 NWLR PT 257 85

CORAM

OWOLABI KOLAWOLE, J.C.A. (Presided and Read the Leading Ruling) UMARU ATU KALGO. J.C.A. NIKI TOBI, J.C.A. (Dissented)

Core Terms ^Beta

court

appeal

bail

application

case

detention order

doris obi

hearing of the appeal

exceptional circumstances

jennifer madike

learned trial judge

mr. femi falana

present application

court of appeal act

record of appeal

application of doris obi

years imprisonment

grounds of appeal

appeal of the applicant

applicant's appeal

application of an appellant

conviction of the applicant

determination of her appeal

following factors

r. page

substantial points of law

absence of special circumstances bail

application of jennifer madike

cause list of this court

circumstances of the case

consideration of the application of jennifer madike

counter-affidavit of the respondent

exhibit mo4

expiration of the prison sentence

following opinion

grant bail

lagos state high court

leading ruling

little chance of the appeal

lord chief justice of england

older appeals

order of detention

preparing of a real case

respect of the present case

ruling of this court

said judgment

senior counsel

substantial questions of law

such grant

usual such discretion

KOLAWOLE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Ruling): On October, 30 1991, Jennifer Madike and Doris Obi were convicted at a Lagos State High Court for the offences of a conspiracy, forgery and uttering. Each of them was sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour. Both of them appealed against the said judgment to this Court. Their appeal is still pending. On 11th March 1992, this Court admitted Doris Obi to bail pending the hearing and determination of her appeal. In the Ruling of this Court in that application, it was observed as follows:-

"It has been contended that the appellant has already served six months in prison and that the three years prison term is likely to lapse by October, 1993. The record of appeal has so far not been transmitted to this Court. In the cause list of this Court attached to the application for September to December 1991 Exhibit Mo4, it is quite clear that there is very heavy congestion in this Court. Among the appeals which are still pending we ha…

JENNIFFER MADIKE V. THE STATE

JENNIFFER MADIKE
V.
THE STATE