EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal No. CA/A/749c/2018 was commenced on 30-6- 2017 when the appellant herein filed a notice of appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Kogi State at Ankpa in Criminal case No. AHC/7C/2016 delivered on 28-6-2017 by A.N. Awulu J. The notice of appeal contains five grounds for the appeal.
Both sides filed, exchanged and adopted their respective briefs as follows- appellant's brief and respondent's brief.
The appellant's brief raised one issue for determination thusly- "Whether the prosecution proved beyond all reasonable doubt, that the appellant is guilty of the offences of conspiracy, mischief by fire and voluntarily causing hurt in view of the state of evidence led at the trial court."
The respondent raised the following issues for determination-
In the light of the avalanche of evidence adduced against the appellant, whether the learned trial Judge was right when he held that the offenses of causing mischief b…