Judgements Categories: Supreme Court

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] FAMU BALI V THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 143/1961 2ND JUNE, 1961. 3PLR/1961/26  (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS LIONEL BRETT, F.1. (Presided) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. SIR VAHE BAIRAMIAN, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   REPRESENTATION: J.A. Cole – for the Appellant. O.F. Corcoran – for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Murder – Defence of Provocation – Premeditated […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] BAKARI V. REGINA FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 27TH OCTOBER, 1956 FSC 223/1956 3PLR/1956/24 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: OLUMUYIWAJIBOWU, Ag. F.C.J. (Presided) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. PERCY CYRIL HUBBARD,Ag. F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   REPRESENTATION Applicant not represented. C.O. MADARIKAN, Esq, Crown Counsel -for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: – Murder – How proved – Provocation – […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] BASHIRU AYINDE V. THE QUEEN SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 221/1963 23RD DECEMBER, 1963 3PLR/1963/103 (FSC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR LIONEL BRETT, J.S.C. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, J.S.C. SIR VAHE BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION A. COLE – for the Appellant. O. O. BADA, Senior State Counsel — for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Murder – Proof thereof […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] AYENI V. THE STATE  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2016 SC. 447/2011 3PLR/2016/6 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C   BETWEEN JULIUS BAYODE AYENI – Appellant(s) AND THE STATE – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION O.O. Ojutalayo, Esq. with l. O. […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] TOLATO ATO V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 11TH APRIL, 1968. SUIT NO. SC 325/67. 3PLR/1968/21  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE BRETT, J.S.C. COKER, J.S.C. MADARIKAN, J.S.C CONNECTED AREAS OF PRACTICE CRIMINAL LAW (MURDER WITH KNIFE), WOMEN AND CHILDREN   REPRESENTATION COLE, – for the appellant BELGORE [D.D.P.P.], – for the respondent   ORIGINATING COURT HIGH COURT SITTING AT MAKURDI (HAGUE, ACTING J.)  MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW: – Homicide […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] ATAT OF MANGOR V. REGINA FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 12TH DECEMBER, 1956 FSC.248/1956 CWLR (1956) 3     OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1956/19 (SC)     ________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW – WIFE KILLING: – Women and Domestic violence – Husband stabs wife to death – Plea of drunkenness and provocation – Degree of drunkenness and provocation required to reduce murder to manslaughter – Relevant considerations __________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] SALAU ATANDA V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 16TH JANUARY, 1955 F.S.C. 268/1957 3PLR/1955/6  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR STAFFORD FOSTER-SUTTON, F.C.J. (Presided) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   REPRESENTATION Applicant absent and unrepresented. L. BRETT, Q.C. – for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: – Murder-  Defence of provocation – […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] ASUQUO AKPAN UKPONG V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 26TH JANUARY, 1961 F.S.C. 366/1960 3PLR/1961/13 (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS    BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BRETT, TAYLOR, BAIRAMIAN, F.JJ.   REPRESENTATION: BENSON – for Appellant. NWOKEDI, Senior Crown Counsel – for Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW: Murder by machete – Proof Statement of hostile witness put in evidence—Warning on such statement. RELIGION AND LAW:- Belief in witch-craft – Murder of a breadwinner […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] ADESHINA ASHIMIYU AND ORS V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 7TH OCTOBER, 1982  SUIT NO. SC 8/1981 3PLR/1982/11  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1982) 10 SC (Reprint) 1 868   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. BELLO, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES F.O. Akinrele, SAN. (Mrs. E. Edigin with him) for the Appellants. E. Edokpayi, Deputy Solicitor-General, Bendel State, for the Respondents.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] ASHARARU DAN SAURI BAMAINA V. KANO NATIVE AUTHORITY FEDERAL SUPREME CO URT OF NIGERIA 13TH APRIL, 1956 FSC 33/1956 3PLR/1956/17 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR STAFFORD FOSTER-SUTTON, F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) OLUMUYIWA JIBOWU, F.J. MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, AG. F.J.   REPRESENTATION L.O. V. ANIONWU – for Appellant I.G. MCLEAN, Crown Counsel – for Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] GABRIEL OSE ASABA V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 8TH OCTOBER, 1959. F.S.C. 246/1959 3PLR/1959/27 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided and Read Lead Judgment) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. LOUIS NWACHUKWU MBANEFO, F.J.   REPRESENTATION: Applicant absent, not represented. Mr. B. A. ADEDIPE, Senior Crown Counsel – for the Respondent.    MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder – Mockery and […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] NGENE ARUM V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 16TH NOVEMBER, 1979. SUIT NO. SC 17/1978 3PLR/1979/6 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1979) All N.L.R 255 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS     FATAI-WILLIAMS, C.J.N. BELLO, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Akande, – for the Appellant Oguadi, Legal Adviser, Anambra State, – for the State   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW:– Murder – Proof of – Defences – Insanity […]