EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On the 27th of February 2012 the High court of Ebonyi State sitting at Abakaliki, per H. A. Njoku J. rendered judgment in charge No. HAB/7C/2008, convicted the appellant of murder and sentenced him to death by hanging, following his charge, arraignment and full trial for the murder of one Mrs. Elizabeth Aja.
Dissatisfied with this judgment, the appellant on the 7th of March 2012 commenced this appeal No. CA/E/159/2012 by filing a notice of appeal containing 9 grounds of appeal.
Both parties to this appeal have filed, exchanged and adopted their respective briefs of argument in this appeal. The briefs of arguments filed herein include the appellant's brief of argument, the respondent's brief of argument and the appellant's reply brief.
The appellant in his brief of argument raised the following issues for determination:
1. Was the learned trial Judge correct when he stated flatly that the PW1 did not give any evidence of …