OLAOYE & ANOR
V.
STATE

(2014) JELR 39809 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/L/881/08 · 16 May 2014 · Nigeria

CORAM

SIDI DAUDA BAGE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria YARGATA NIMPAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

appellants

2nd appellants

learned trial judge

reasonable doubt

accused person

armed robbery

evidence of pw1

trial judge

2nd appellant

lower court

confessional statements

laws of lagos state

exhibit d

identification parade

ikeja judicial division

record of appeal

statement of offence

accused persons

credible evidence

investigating police officer

1st appellant

exhibit h

13th day of december

guilt of the appellants

samson emeka v.

supreme court

accused addressed court

appending of the signatures of appellants signature

direct interaction

e. see

evidence of the prosecution

extra-judicial statements of the appellant

f. see bozins v.

high court

leading judgment

mbanengen shade v.

proof of evidence

proofs of evidence

proposed witnesses statements

reasonable doubt of the guilt of the appellants

respective counsel

said exhibits d

section 403a of the criminal code

statement of offence 1st

sunday uluebeka v.

witness of the respondent

SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal by the Appellants against the judgment of Honourable Justice D. O. Oluwayemi of the Lagos High Court delivered on the 13th day of December, 2007 convicting and sentencing the Appellants to be hanged until they are dead [judgment which is at page 228 - 279 of the Record of Appeal). At the Court below, the Appellants were charged with Conspiracy to commit Armed Robbery and Armed Robbery (See page 3 of record of appeal):

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE 1ST - COUNT

Conspiracy to commit Armed Robbery contrary to Section 403A of the Criminal Code, Cap 32 Vol. 2 Laws of Lagos State, 1994.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

Lekan Olaoye (m) and Ibrahim Kamila (m) on or about the 7th day of December, 2000 at Lagos, in the Ikeja Judicial Division conspired with others now at large to commit a felony to wit: Armed Robbery.

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE - 2ND COUNT

Armed Robbery Contrary to Section 402(2)(A) of the Criminal Code, Cap 32 Vol. 2 Laws of …

OLAOYE & ANOR V. STATE

OLAOYE & ANOR
V.
STATE