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Circumstances under which the offence of murder may be committed
Criteria for determining whether an accused person had the intention to murder
Duty of prosecution in a murder trial
Duty of the prosecution in a murder charge
Duty of the prosecution to prove the person that shot the deceased
Effect of failure to produce the murder weapon
Essential ingredient in proving a murder charge
How to prove cause of death in a murder charge
Ingredients and ways of proving a murder charge
Instances where murder could be inferred
Nature of direct evidence required to prove cause of death
Nature of evidence that can be relied on to prove a murder charge
Nature of evidence the prosecution may lead in discharging the standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt
On what must be proved in a murder charge
Specific intention necessary for sustaining a murder charge
The extent of the liabilty of an accused person in murder cases under the Penal Code
The ingredients the prosecution must prove in a murder charge to secure a conviction
The nature of evidence the prosecution may lead in order to prove the commission of the offence of murder/culpable homicide
The nature of the intention required to prove a murder charge
The principle that a person who fired a shot at another intended to cause the death on the deceased or inflict a grievous bodily harm
The rule that in a murder charge, the death of the victim must be caused by the act of the accused
When an accused person can be found guilty of murder under Section 316(c) of the Criminal Code
Whether a charge of murder can be proved by circumstantial evidence
Whether a conviction for murder will be sustained where the accused died as a result of the medical treatment
Whether a court can draw an inference in a murder trial, where death is instantaneous or immediate or occurs at the scene of violence
Whether a judge can exercise discretion in sentencing with respect to murder where same has been proved beyond reasonable doubt
Whether a judge is permitted to speculate as to the cause of death
Whether a murder charge brought under section 319 of the Criminal Code is correct
Whether a murder charge in Southern Nigeria can be brought under section 316 of the Criminal Code
Whether a murder charge should be laid under section 316 or 319 of the Criminal Code
Whether an accused person charged with murder can be arrested without a warrant
Whether an accused person standing trial for murder can elect to defend himself in person
Whether another charge can be joined in the same charge for murder
Whether ignorance of the law on private arrest is a defence to a murder charge
Whether it is material that death from the injury which caused death might have been prevented by proper care or treatment
Whether 'mens rea' or 'malice aforethought' must be proved in a murder charge
Whether obedience to superior orders is a defence to a murder charge
Whether there must be an eyewitness to sustain a murder charge beyond reasonable doubt
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