Subject Matter Index
Browse cases by legal subject matter and principles
ALL
GHANA
NIGERIA
UNITED KINGDOM
WEST AFRICA
Admissibility of a confessional statement obtained involuntarily
Basis for the admissibility of a confessional statement
Condition for the admissibility of a confessional statement
Distinction between admissibility and weight of a confessional statement whose contents are disputed by the accused person
Duty of counsel to object to a confession which was obtained in circumstances which violate the fundamental requirements of admissibility
Effect of a confessional statement properly taken in the presence of an independent witness
Effect of the confession of accused person
Essence of an independent witness when an accused makes a confessional statement
Essential requirement of an independent witness when an accused makes a confessional statement
How a party can invalidate a confessional statement on the basis of non-compliance with section 120(2) & (3) of the Evidence Act, 1975
Meaning and nature of a confession
Position of the law where objection is raised to the admission of a confessional statement
Principles governing the admissibility of confessional statements
Procedure to be complied with to give validity to a confessional statement
Procedure to be followed to determine the voluntariness of a confessional statement
Procedure to be followed where a confessional statement is alleged to have been obtained involuntarily
Procedure where the statements of the accused are tendered in court
The principle that confessions bind only the maker
The principle that voluntariness is a test of admissibility and is a question for the trial judge alone
The procedure for determining the admissibility of a confessional statement
The rule of admissibility of confessional statements
The rule that corroboration is necessary where a confessional statement does no establish the corpus delicti
The test for the admissibility of a confessional statement
What a confessional statement connotes
When a confessional statement is voluntary
When a confession would be admissible against an accused
Whether a confession alone will warrant a conviction without corroborative evidence
Whether a confessional statement can be admitted and weight decided later
Whether a confessional statement is inadmissible where the accused person is not informed of his right to counsel
Whether a confessional statement is sufficient to ground conviction
Whether a confessional statement requires corroboration
Whether a confession of murder is sufficient to sustain a conviction
Whether a departure from the procedure for taking confession statements renders a statement inadmissible
Whether a judge may exclude a statement obtained through improper questioning
Whether an accused person can be convicted solely on his confessional statement
Whether a second confessional statement is admissible where the first one is rejected
Whether failure of counsel to object to a confession prevents counsel from cross-examining the relevant witnesses for the prosecution or leading his own evidence to establish circumstances which violate the fundamental requirements of admissibility
Whether or not a confession accompanied by an apology amounts to a confession that a crime has been committed
Whether the burden of showing that the confession was voluntary is not discharged by a mere statement by a police officer that the statement was preceded by the customary warning
Whether the confessional statement of an accused person is admissible against a co-accused
Whether the fact that an accused person has signed a statement means that the statement was made by him and that it was voluntary
Whether the issue of a statement being a confession or not is a question for the Judge to decide
Whether the voluntary confessional statement of an accused alone is enough to sustain his conviction
Access More on judy.legal
Get related cases, follow principles for updates, and access AI-powered research.
Explore judy.legal