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Condition for an appeal to be considered as way of rehearing
What rehearing means where a ground of appeal complains that the judgment is against the weight of evidence
What the principle that an appeal is by a way of re-hearing entails in criminal cases
What the rule that an appeal is by way of rehearing entails in a criminal appeal
What the rule that an appeal is by way of rehearing requires of the appellate court
Whether an appellate court can reopen a case and try it afresh
Whether an appellate court is to ignore any developments in the case and to concentrate only on what happened at the trial court
Whether the appellate court can suo moto deal with procedural errors committed at the trial
Whether the fact that an appeal is by way of re-hearing entitled a party to argue every issue raised in the trial court
Whether the fact that an appeal is by way of rehearing entitles the appellate court to overturn the findings of the trial court and to substitute its own conclusions
Whether the fact that an appellate court rehears a case means that it must consider the entire dossier and not only aspects deemed relevant by the parties
Whether the principle that appeals are by way of rehearing applies to sentences passed
Whether the rule that an appeal is by way of a rehearing entitles the appellate court to assign correct reasons for the correct decisions taken by the trial court even though the trial court may have assigned wrong reasons for its correct decisions
Whether the second appellate court has power to independently evaluate the evidence on record and determine whether the conclusions arrived at were based upon proper findings and facts on the record
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