HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Kano Division Coram: Abubakar Datti Yahaya, Habeeb Adewale Abiru and Amina Audi Wambai JJCA delivered on the 2nd day of July, 2020 which affirmed the judgment of the trial Court delivered by Hon. Justice A. T. Badamasi on 25th January, 2016 which had convicted and sentenced the Appellant for the offences of Criminal Conspiracy and Culpable Homicide punishable with death.
The Appellant being dissatisfied with the said judgment of the Court of Appeal lodged an appeal against same vide a Notice of Appeal dated 28th July, 2020 and filed on 29th July, 2020 against the whole decision of the Court of Appeal which affirmed the decision of the trial Court.
The facts that led to this appeal are as follows:
The Respondent at the trial Court preferred a two-count charge against the Appellant who was the first defendant at the trial Court and another for the offences of C…