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Accessory after the fact

3 subsidiary principles

Accomplice/Co-accused

1 subsidiary principles

Acquittal

5 subsidiary principles

Act prejudicial to good order and discipline

1 subsidiary principles

Actus reus

1 subsidiary principles

Aiding and Abetting

4 subsidiary principles

Allegation of crime/Investigation of Crime

4 subsidiary principles

Allocutus

3 subsidiary principles

Armed Robbery

4 subsidiary principles

Arraignment of an accused person

66 subsidiary principles

Arraignment/Remand

1 subsidiary principles

Arrests

22 subsidiary principles

Arrests And Searches

1 subsidiary principles

Assignment of counsel to an accused person

1 subsidiary principles

Attempt

7 subsidiary principles

Attempt to commit homicide

1 subsidiary principles

Attempted Armed Robbery

2 subsidiary principles

Attempted murder/Attempt to cause harm

1 subsidiary principles

Attempted Rape

1 subsidiary principles

Autrefois convict

3 subsidiary principles

Bail

97 subsidiary principles

Bail Pending Appeal

29 subsidiary principles

Bench Warrant

2 subsidiary principles

Breach of the peace

4 subsidiary principles

Bribery

1 subsidiary principles

Case for the Defence

23 subsidiary principles

Case for the Prosecution

3 subsidiary principles

Causation

1 subsidiary principles

Cause of Death

36 subsidiary principles

Caution

3 subsidiary principles

Charge

95 subsidiary principles

Charge of Arson

1 subsidiary principles

Charge of careless driving

5 subsidiary principles

Charge of causing harm/Charge of use of offensive weapon

1 subsidiary principles

Charge of disobedience of lawful command

2 subsidiary principles

Charge of negligently causing harm

1 subsidiary principles

Charge of possessing forged documents

1 subsidiary principles

Charge of threat of death

4 subsidiary principles

Charge/Information

6 subsidiary principles

Cheating/Criminal Breach of Trust

2 subsidiary principles

Commencement of criminal proceedings

7 subsidiary principles

Commission

2 subsidiary principles

Commission of crime

6 subsidiary principles

Committal of an accused person

6 subsidiary principles

Common intention

18 subsidiary principles

Compensation/Restitution

4 subsidiary principles

Complaint

2 subsidiary principles

Compounding of crime

6 subsidiary principles

Compounding of offences

1 subsidiary principles

Condonation

2 subsidiary principles

Consent of the Attorney-General

1 subsidiary principles

Consent to file an information

12 subsidiary principles

Conspiracy

16 subsidiary principles

Conspiracy to commit robbery

2 subsidiary principles

Conspiracy/Common intention

2 subsidiary principles

Conviction

41 subsidiary principles

Conviction for a lesser offence

13 subsidiary principles

Conviction for another offence

2 subsidiary principles

Conviction for capital offence

1 subsidiary principles

Conviction on Voluntary Confession

2 subsidiary principles

Conviction/Sentence

9 subsidiary principles

Coroner's Inquest

6 subsidiary principles

Corporate Criminal Liability

4 subsidiary principles

Corpus Delicti

6 subsidiary principles

Crimes

3 subsidiary principles

Crimes of causing harm and damage

1 subsidiary principles

Criminal breach of trust/Theft

1 subsidiary principles

Criminal Investigation

11 subsidiary principles

Criminal Investigation/Prosecution

7 subsidiary principles

Criminal Justice System

2 subsidiary principles

Criminal Liability

12 subsidiary principles

Criminal Negligence

2 subsidiary principles

Criminal Proceedings

3 subsidiary principles

Criminal Prosecution

4 subsidiary principles

Criminal Responsibility

6 subsidiary principles

Criminal Trespass

1 subsidiary principles

Criminal Trial

38 subsidiary principles

Culpable homicide

2 subsidiary principles

Date of an offence

2 subsidiary principles

Death of a human being

1 subsidiary principles

Death of an accused person

1 subsidiary principles

Death penalty

7 subsidiary principles

Defence Counsel

1 subsidiary principles

Defence of accident

25 subsidiary principles

Defence of Alibi

112 subsidiary principles

Defence of Automatism

2 subsidiary principles

Defence of bona-fide claim of right

19 subsidiary principles

Defence of Insanity

61 subsidiary principles

Defence of intoxication

11 subsidiary principles

Defence of justification

1 subsidiary principles

Defence of lawful authority

4 subsidiary principles

Defence of Private Defence

1 subsidiary principles

Defence of provocation

55 subsidiary principles

Defence of Self-defence

51 subsidiary principles

Defence of sudden fight

1 subsidiary principles

Defences

31 subsidiary principles

Defences of accident and provocation

1 subsidiary principles

Defences of Accident and Self-defence

2 subsidiary principles

Defences of alibi and self-defence

1 subsidiary principles

Defences of an Accused Person

6 subsidiary principles

Defences of self defence and provocation

9 subsidiary principles

Defrauding by False Pretences

6 subsidiary principles

Delusions

5 subsidiary principles

Denial of a charge

2 subsidiary principles

Detention of an accused person

5 subsidiary principles

Discharge/Acquittal

1 subsidiary principles

Dishonesty

2 subsidiary principles

Disposal order

3 subsidiary principles

Doctrine of recent possession

13 subsidiary principles

Doubt in Criminal Proceedings

15 subsidiary principles

Drunkenness

1 subsidiary principles

Duty of prosecution

12 subsidiary principles

Duty of the Court and the Prosecution

1 subsidiary principles

Duty of the Court upon close of prosecution's case

Duty on prosecution

2 subsidiary principles

Entry into land in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace

2 subsidiary principles

Ex improviso

1 subsidiary principles

Execution of bond

1 subsidiary principles

Extradition

5 subsidiary principles

Fact of Death

1 subsidiary principles

Fair trial

3 subsidiary principles

Fiat

6 subsidiary principles

Final Addresses

1 subsidiary principles

Firearms

4 subsidiary principles

Fitness of an accused person to stand trial

3 subsidiary principles

Forfeiture

1 subsidiary principles

Fraud by false pretences

1 subsidiary principles

Grievous harm

1 subsidiary principles

Guilt of an accused person

22 subsidiary principles

Heresy

1 subsidiary principles

Holding Charge

6 subsidiary principles

Homicide

2 subsidiary principles

Identification

21 subsidiary principles

Identification Parade

43 subsidiary principles

Identity of an accused person

11 subsidiary principles

Identity of the Deceased

5 subsidiary principles

Imprisonment

2 subsidiary principles

Indictable offence

2 subsidiary principles

Indictment

1 subsidiary principles

Information

12 subsidiary principles

Ingredients of an offence

11 subsidiary principles

Insanity/Delusions

1 subsidiary principles

Institution of criminal proceedings

20 subsidiary principles

Intent

5 subsidiary principles

Intent to Defraud

9 subsidiary principles

Intention

14 subsidiary principles

Investigating Police Officer

1 subsidiary principles

Irregularity in summons or warrant or in the issuing of process or its execution

1 subsidiary principles

Joint commission of a crime

1 subsidiary principles

Joint Trial of Accused Persons

12 subsidiary principles

Jury Trial

51 subsidiary principles

Juveniles

12 subsidiary principles

Knowledge

5 subsidiary principles

Leave to prefer a charge

12 subsidiary principles

Legal Aid

3 subsidiary principles

Locus criminis

2 subsidiary principles

Manslaughter

10 subsidiary principles

Mens rea

10 subsidiary principles

Mistake

1 subsidiary principles

Mistaken Identity

3 subsidiary principles

Mistaken Identity

1 subsidiary principles

Motive

5 subsidiary principles

Motor accident cases

1 subsidiary principles

Murder charge

47 subsidiary principles

Murder/Manslaughter

12 subsidiary principles

Narcotic offences

5 subsidiary principles

Natural Consequence Test

1 subsidiary principles

No Case Submission

103 subsidiary principles

No case to answer

2 subsidiary principles

Nolle prosequi

9 subsidiary principles

Non-representation by a Legal practitioner

1 subsidiary principles

Objection to a charge

9 subsidiary principles

Objection to an information

1 subsidiary principles

Offence

5 subsidiary principles

Offence of a political character

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of abduction

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of Abetment

9 subsidiary principles

Offence of abortion

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of accusation of witchcraft

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of adulterating goods

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of allowing ferocious dogs to be at large

3 subsidiary principles

Offence of armed robbery

29 subsidiary principles

Offence of assault

5 subsidiary principles

Offence of assault occasioning harm

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of attempted kidnapping

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of attempted murder

5 subsidiary principles

Offence of Attempted Robbery

8 subsidiary principles

Offence of carrying out banking business without a licence

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of causing death by dangerous driving

4 subsidiary principles

Offence of causing financial loss to the state

10 subsidiary principles

Offence of causing hurt

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of causing unlawful damage

3 subsidiary principles

Offence of cheating

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of concealment

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of concealment of the body of a child

3 subsidiary principles

Offence of conduct conducive to breach of the peace

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of conspiracy

96 subsidiary principles

Offence of conspiracy to commit armed robbery

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of Conspiracy to murder

3 subsidiary principles

Offence of contravention of the procedure for request for quotations under Sections 43(1) and 92(1) of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as amended

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of corruption

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of criminal breach of trust

3 subsidiary principles

Offence of criminal conspiracy

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of criminal force

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of criminal intimidation

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of criminal misappropriation

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of culpable homicide not punishable with death

3 subsidiary principles

Offence of culpable homicide punishable with death

10 subsidiary principles

Offence of dealing in foreign exchange without authority

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of dealing in petroleum products

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of defamation

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of defilement

7 subsidiary principles

Offence of demanding with menace with intent to steal

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of dishonestly causing loss to public property

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of dishonestly receiving

13 subsidiary principles

Offence of dishonestly receiving stolen property

3 subsidiary principles

Offence of disobedience of a particular order contrary to Section 56 of the Armed Forces Act

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of disobedience to standing orders

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of disrespecting a chief

4 subsidiary principles

Offence of examination malpractice

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of exceeding monetary threshold

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of exporting narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

3 subsidiary principles

Offence of Extortion

9 subsidiary principles

Offence of failure to attend a parade

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of falsification of accounts

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of forgery

22 subsidiary principles

Offence of Forgery

10 subsidiary principles

Offence of fraudulent breach of trust

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of fraudulent evasion of custom duties

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of furnishing false information under section 15 ICPC Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of gambling in a public place contrary to section 17 of the Lotteries and Betting Act, 1960 (Act 31)

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of giving false information

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of gratification

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of grievous hurt

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of gross indecency

5 subsidiary principles

Offence of housebreaking

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of illegal possession of firearms

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of intentionally misapplying public property

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of kidnapping

5 subsidiary principles

Offence of knowingly holding an indirect private interest in a contract made on account of public service

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of knowingly obstructing and interfering with the sending, transmission, delivery and reception of communication

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of libel

6 subsidiary principles

Offence of loss of service property

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of malicious damage/conduct likely to cause a breach of peace

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of Manslaughter

14 subsidiary principles

Offence of money laundering

8 subsidiary principles

Offence of Money Laundering under section 16(b) Money Laundering Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of murder

32 subsidiary principles

Offence of mutiny

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of obtaining a certificate established under a law through deceit

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of Obtaining by False Pretences

17 subsidiary principles

Offence of obtaining money by false pretense, contrary to Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and related Offences Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of Perjury

16 subsidiary principles

Offence of personation

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of possessing illegal devices

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of possession of implements

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of possession of narcotic drugs

22 subsidiary principles

Offence of presenting a forged document to an electoral body

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of procurement of a minor for illicit sexual intercourse

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of prohibited dealing in ammunition

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of providing electronic communications service without licence

3 subsidiary principles

Offence of publishing obscene materials

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of Rape

27 subsidiary principles

Offence of rape of a child

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of receiving stolen property

4 subsidiary principles

Offence of reckless driving

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of robbery

32 subsidiary principles

Offence of sexual exploitation

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of smuggling a thing out of prison

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of Sodomy

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of stealing

46 subsidiary principles

Offence of subversion

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of terrorism

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of theft

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of transferring foreign exchange from Ghana through an unauthorised dealer

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of trial by ordeal

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of unlawful and indecent assault

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of unlawful assumption of the title of solicitor contrary to section 9 (2) of the Legal Profession Act, 1960 (Act 32)

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of unlawful possession of firearms

3 subsidiary principles

Offence of Unlawful Wounding

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of unlawfully causing abortion

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of unlawfully exposing or abandoning a child

2 subsidiary principles

Offence of use of office by public officer to gratify or confer unfair advantage upon himself

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of using public office for private gain

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of using public office for profit

1 subsidiary principles

Offence of Uttering

5 subsidiary principles

Offence of wilful oppression

1 subsidiary principles

Offence relating to dishonoured cheques

6 subsidiary principles

Offence under S. 1(18)(a)(ii) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act

2 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 1 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011

2 subsidiary principles

Offence under section 1(1) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under section 1(c) of the Counterfeit and Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, Cap. C34, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 10(a)(ii) of the ICPC Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under section 103 of the Armed Forces Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 14(1)(a) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 159(2)(b) of the Money Laundering Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 19 of the Failed Banks Decree No. 18 of 1994

4 subsidiary principles

Offence under section 19 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, 2004

2 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 19(1)(b) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law Enforcement and Administration Act, 2003

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under section 2(3) and (5) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under section 22(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition Prevention, Etc) Act, 2015

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 221 of the Penal Code

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 228 of the Criminal Code

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 23(1) of the ICPC Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 62(b) of the Armed Forces Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under section 68(1) of the Armed Forces Act

2 subsidiary principles

Offence under Section 78 of the Armed Forces Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under section 99 of the Criminal Code

1 subsidiary principles

Offence under Sections 2(1) and (2) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act

1 subsidiary principles

Offences involving fraud or dishonesty

1 subsidiary principles

Offences of Armed Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Murder

1 subsidiary principles

Offences of conspiracy and abetement

1 subsidiary principles

Offences of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery

1 subsidiary principles

Offences of forgery and uttering

4 subsidiary principles

Offences of stealing and obtaining by false pretences

2 subsidiary principles

Offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace

3 subsidiary principles

Offensive weapon

13 subsidiary principles

Pardon

3 subsidiary principles

Pardon/Appeal

2 subsidiary principles

Particulars of an offence

3 subsidiary principles

Parties to a criminal proceeding

1 subsidiary principles

Parties to an offence

6 subsidiary principles

Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Law

1 subsidiary principles

Plea Bargain

19 subsidiary principles

Plea of Autrefois Acquit

3 subsidiary principles

Plea of double jeopardy

4 subsidiary principles

Plea taking

23 subsidiary principles

Possession of a forged note

1 subsidiary principles

Possession of firearm

2 subsidiary principles

Possession of stolen goods

3 subsidiary principles

Possession offences

3 subsidiary principles

Power of the court to call witnesses

5 subsidiary principles

Power of the police to institute and prosecute criminal offences

2 subsidiary principles

Pre-sentencing hearing

2 subsidiary principles

Presence of a Defendant at trial

7 subsidiary principles

Prima facie case

23 subsidiary principles

Principal Offenders

1 subsidiary principles

Private Prosecution

6 subsidiary principles

Proof beyond reasonable doubt

33 subsidiary principles

Proof beyond reasonable doubt/proof beyond a shadow of doubt

1 subsidiary principles

Proof of Criminal Cases/Establishing the guilt of an accused person

5 subsidiary principles

Proof of evidence

6 subsidiary principles

Proofs of Evidence

18 subsidiary principles

Proper defence

1 subsidiary principles

Prosecutor

7 subsidiary principles

Prosecutorial Powers of the Attorney-General

1 subsidiary principles

Provision of an interpreter

35 subsidiary principles

Provocation and self-defence

1 subsidiary principles

Public Order Offences

1 subsidiary principles

Public Prosecution

1 subsidiary principles

Publication of false news

1 subsidiary principles

Quashing a Charge/ Information

14 subsidiary principles

Reasonable doubt

9 subsidiary principles

Reckless conduct

1 subsidiary principles

Recognition

2 subsidiary principles

Recognizance

4 subsidiary principles

Recommendation for Mercy

1 subsidiary principles

Remand

5 subsidiary principles

Resting case on that of the prosecution

2 subsidiary principles

Right of an accused person to a legal practitioner

1 subsidiary principles

Right of an accused person to counsel of his choice

2 subsidiary principles

Right of Ingress and Egress

1 subsidiary principles

Robbery/Armed Robbery

4 subsidiary principles

Scientific proof

1 subsidiary principles

Searches

3 subsidiary principles

Sedition

6 subsidiary principles

Self-defence and Defence of Property

1 subsidiary principles

Sentencing

145 subsidiary principles

Separate Trials

1 subsidiary principles

Sexual offences

3 subsidiary principles

Sketch of the scene

1 subsidiary principles

Special Prosecutor

1 subsidiary principles

Statement of an accused person

16 subsidiary principles

Statutes creating an offence

2 subsidiary principles

Strict Liability Rule

1 subsidiary principles

Summary of Evidence

6 subsidiary principles

Summary Trial

24 subsidiary principles

Summing up

24 subsidiary principles

Summons

3 subsidiary principles

Suspicion against an accused person

4 subsidiary principles

The offence of causing death while performing an abortion

2 subsidiary principles

The offence of importation of hard drugs without lawful authority

1 subsidiary principles

The test for general application in criminal cases

Threat to Kill

1 subsidiary principles

Time Element

1 subsidiary principles

Time of commission of offence

1 subsidiary principles

Trial in absentia

7 subsidiary principles

Trial in the absence of an Accused person

4 subsidiary principles

Trial on Indictment

2 subsidiary principles

Trial on indictment/Summary trial

4 subsidiary principles

Trial with the aid of assessors

8 subsidiary principles

Truth and voluntariness of an accused person

1 subsidiary principles

Unlawful and Dangerous Act

1 subsidiary principles

Unlawful Assault

1 subsidiary principles

Unlawful entry

1 subsidiary principles

Unlawful harm

4 subsidiary principles

Venue of a crime

1 subsidiary principles

Verdict and punishment

5 subsidiary principles

Verdict/Conviction

2 subsidiary principles

Warrant of arrest

8 subsidiary principles

Withdrawal of a charge

1 subsidiary principles

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