JUDGMENT
EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JSC(Delivering the Leading Judgement): This appeal No. SC/CR/421/2020 commenced on 10-12-2018 is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 16- 11-2018 in Appeal No. CA/J/304C/2017 dismissing the appeal to it and affirming the judgment of the High Court of Yobe State delivered on 13-3-2017 in Criminal Case No. YBS/DT/HC/30C/2016 convicting the appellant of culpable homicide punishable with death and sentenced him to death by hanging.
The parties herein have filed, exchanged and adopted their respective briefs as follows:- appellant's brief and respondent's brief, and appellant's reply brief„ The appellant's brief raised the following issues for determination -
1. "Whether Respondent's failure to disclose the place of commission of the offence, the trial court's conviction and sentence of the Appellant was proper in law?- relates to Ground 2 of the Amended Notice and Grounds of Appeal.
2. Whether having regards to the totality of the evidenc…