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UDO
V.
THE STATE

(1981) JELR 46379 (SC)

Supreme Court 9 Jul 1981 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC.55/1979
Judges:UDO UDOMA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AYO GABRIEL IRIKEFE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria MOHAMMED BELLO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria KAYODE ESO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AUGUSTINE NNAMANI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:H. T. Inyang Esq For Appellant Miss Ime Essien Udom For Respondent
Other Citations:UDO v. THE STATE (1981) 6-7 S.C. (REPRINT) 101

U. UDOMA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): Appeal dismissed.

G. S. Sowemimo, J.S.C.: The appellant appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal and his counsel said he has nothing to urge in favour of the appellant. He said further that the notice of appeal filed by the appellant was not proper because of the heading. The Federal Court of Appeal ordered that in view of the notice of appeal being defective, the appeal is not properly before that court and so it was accordingly struck out.

Before us there was no judgment on which the appellant could have appealed since his appeal in the Federal Court of Appeal was struck out and therefore we hereby dismissed the appeal.

A. G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.: I agree with the orders made by the Presiding Justice. Accordingly, the appeal stands dismissed.

M. BELLO, J.S.C.: I agree the appeal has no merits and it should be dismissed. Conviction and sentence affirmed.

K. ESO, J.S.C.: I agree that the appeal should be dismissed and it is hereby dismisse…

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