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Conditions for raising the defence of alibi
Distinction between a plea of alibi raised at the pre-trial stage and the plea raised during trial
Duty of accused person to give particulars of his whereabouts and the details of the persons he was with on the date and at the time the offence was committed
Duty of accused person to raise the defence of alibi properly
Duty of accused person who raises the plea of alibi for the first time during trial
Duty of an accused person to provide details of the alibi
Duty of an accused person who pleads alibi
Duty of an accused to file notice of alibi
Duty of prosecution to investigate and disprove alibi
Duty of the accused person to raise the defence of alibi promptly and properly
Duty of the police and the accused person where the defence of alibi is raised
Duty of the prosecution where the defendant raises the defence of alibi timeously
Duty of the trial judge where the prosecution fails to investigate an alibi
Duty on an accused person to raise the defence of alibi timeously
Duty to raise the defence of alibi at the earliest opportunity
Effect of a defence of alibi which consists of vague accounts
Effect of a successful plea of alibi
Effect of alibi on the burden of proof on the prosecution
Effect of failure by the prosecution to investigate a defence of alibi
Effect of failure of an accused person to give notice of alibi at the committal stage or during his testimony
Effect of failure of an accused person to substantiate his alibi
Effect of failure of the accused person to provide sufficient particulars on the defence of alibi
Effect of failure of the court to consider an evidence of alibi
Effect of failure to give notice of alibi to the prosecution
Effect of failure to give particulars of alibi
Effect of failure to investigate the alibi of an illiterate accused person
Effect of failure to raise the defence of alibi at the earliest opportunity
Effect of failure to raise the defence of alibi timeously
Effect of raising alibi in the witness box
Effect of raising the defence of alibi at the trial for the first time
Effect of the court's failure to consider the defence of alibi
Extent of the prosecution's duty in disproving an alibi
How an accused person who raised the defence of alibi can discharge the evidential burden placed on him
How the defence of alibi can be disproved
How the defence of alibi should be raised
How the defence of alibi should be treated by the court
Nature of the defence of alibi
On whom lies the onus of establishing alibi
On whom lies the onus of making good the plea of alibi
Onus of proof on an accused person who raised the defence of alibi
Position of the law on proof of the defence of alibi
Position of the law on the defence of alibi
Position of the law where an accused person discharges the evidential burden of introducing alibi
Principles guiding the defence of alibi
Scope of the duty of the prosecution to investigate a defence of alibi
The aim of the defence of alibi
The basis of the defence of alibi
The essence of the defence of alibi
The facts that must be disclosed by an accused person raising the defence of alibi
The practice and procedure in alibi under the Criminal and other offences (Procedure) Act, 1960, (Act 30)
The principle that a defence of alibi cannot give rise to the applicability of the ex improviso rule
The principle that failure of a defence of alibi does not relieve the prosecution of the onus to prove the guilt of an accused
The principle that the defence of alibi is not meant to be used as ploy to send the police on a wide goose chase
The principle that the evidence of alibi should be tested and weighed along with other strong evidence linking the accused to the crime
The principle that the trial Judge has duty, in the absence of the investigation of an alibi raised by an accused, to consider the credibility of the evidence adduced vis-a-vis the alibi
The rationale for the defence of alibi
Time to raise the defence of alibi
What the defence of alibi connotes
What the defence of alibi entails
When the court will consider an alibi
When the defence of alibi will be worthy of investigation
When the defence of alibi would avail an accused person
When the defence of alibi would not avail an accused person
When the prosecution must investigate a defence of alibi
When the prosecution would not be expected to investigate an alibi
Where the defence of alibi would not avail an accused person
Whether a claim of alibi can be disregarded by the prosecution without a check
Whether a failure of an alibi can strengthen a weak prosecution
Whether a general defence of alibi can avail an accused person
Whether a mere allegation by an accused person that he was not at the scene of crime is enough
Whether a successful plea of alibi is enough to sustain an acquittal
Whether a suspect has a duty to volunteer information about where and whom he was with at a particular time
Whether an accused person has the onus to prove the alibi
Whether an accused person must prove the defence of alibi beyond reasonable doubt
Whether an accused person who puts up the defence of alibi can raise any other defence
Whether an accused person who seeks to rely on the defence of alibi must give notice to the prosecutor; effect of failure to give such notice
Whether an alibi can be disregarded by the court
Whether every failure of the police to investigate an alibi raised by an accused person is fatal to the case of the prosecution
Whether evidence of alibi will be shut out where the accused person raised the defence of alibi without furnishing the prosecution with a notice of the particulars of such alibi
Whether failure to give notice of alibi forecloses an accused person from relying on the defence
Whether failure to investigate alibi is fatal to conviction in all cases
Whether failure to investigate alibi is fatal where there is strong evidence implicating the accused in the commission of a crime
Whether it is enough for an accused person to raise the defence of alibi without giving adequate particulars
Whether it is in all cases that failure investigate alibi by the prosecution will be fatal to his case
Whether the court can consider the defence of alibi where the defendant fails to file a notice of alibi
Whether the court can rely on the identification of a single witness when the main defence of an accused person is an alibi
Whether the court has a duty to consider the defence of alibi where it was not formally raised by the defence
Whether the court must consider a weak defence of alibi
Whether the defence of alibi can be denied to the accused person where evidence placed before the court clearly demonstrates that the accused person seeks to rely on alibi
Whether the defence of alibi can be proved on the ipse dixit of the person setting up the defence
Whether the defence of alibi can be raised at the trial
Whether the defence of alibi can be rejected by the court even when it was not investigated
Whether the defence of alibi will avail an accused person when there is an eye witness to the commission of the offence
Whether the defence of alibi will avail an accused person where the evidence of the prosecution positively leads to the identification/recognition of the accused person
Whether the defence of alibi will avail an accused person where there is sufficient evidence to nail him
Whether the defence of alibi will avail an accused person who raised it during the trial
Whether the defence of alibi will not arise where there is an eyewitness
Whether the defence of alibi would avail an accused person where there is evidence which fixes an accused person at the scene of the crime
Whether the defendant needs to adduce evidence in proof of alibi
Whether the failure of the prosecution to investigate the defence of alibi is fatal to the case of the prosecution
Whether the issue of alibi can be raised for the first time on appeal without leave
Whether the mere raising of the plea of alibi entitles an accused person to a discharge
Whether the police is bound to investigate a defence of alibi in all cases
Whether the police should assist or prompt the accused in giving details of his whereabouts
Whether the prosecution has a duty to investigate two alibis irreconcilably in conflict
Whether the prosecution is under a legal obligation to investigate every defence of alibi
Whether the rejection of evidence of alibi makes the denial of the commission of a crime untrue
Whether there is a specific way of investigating an alibi by the prosecution
Whose duty is it to disprove an alibi?
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