Whether the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt in convicting the Defendant for the offence of stealing and obtaining by false pretence.Whether the burden of proof on the prosecution to prove its case against the Defendant shift.Dissatisfied with the judgment of the trial court, the Appellant has appealed to the Court of Appeal contending that the burden of proof in criminal matter is on the prosecution that he has no duty to prove his innocence. He was sentenced to 7 and 5 years for counts 2, 3 &4 and Counts 5 & 6 respectively, which counts were to run concurrently.

The trial court found the Appellant not guilty of the offence of conspiracy but guilty of the offences of stealing and obtaining by false pretence. The Appellant and one Michael Nnodu (who was described to be at large)was charged before the trial court on six counts for conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and stealing. Legalpedia Electronic Citation: LER CA/L/782C/2018Īppeal, Criminal Law And Procedure, Law Of Evidence, Practice And Procedure, Words And Phrases

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