REYNOLDS V. ROCKNOR
June 10, 2025SAMPSON NKEMJI UWAEKWEGHINYA V. THE STATE
June 10, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (2005) Legalpedia (SC) 53311
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
HOLDEN AT ABUJA
Thu Apr 7, 2005
Suit Number: SC. 30/1992
CORAM
M.L. UWAIS
A.B. WALI
OLAJIDE OLATAWURA., JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
A.I. IGUH
PARTIES
ADETOKUNBO OGUNLANA & ORS APPELLANTS
THE STATE RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellants, Adetokunbo Ogunlana, Segun Adebayo Onile, Kayode Bakare and Caroline M. Ogunlana along with four others were arraigned on the 12th day of January, 1987 before the High Court of Lagos State, holden at Ikeja on a two count information.
HELD
That there is no evidence whatsoever in the present case that P. W. 3 or P.W. 4 are participes criminis to the offences charged and the court upheld the conviction of the appellants.
ISSUES
Whether on the facts of this case, the court below was not in error when it upheld the decision of the trial court that P.W. 3 and P.W. 4 were not accomplices to the offences charged, or at least tainted witnesses, and whether the failure of the trial court so to hold and to remind itself of the need for caution in regard to their evidence did not occasion a miscarriage of justice?
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
Enahoro v. The Queen (1965)1 All NLR 125|Idahosa v. The State (1965) NMLR 85|Imoke Onyikoro v. R. (1959) NRNLR 103|Jimoh Ishola v. The State (1978) 9-10 S.C. 81; (1978) 2 LRN 125; (1978) NSCC (Vol. 2) 499|Omisade & Ors v. The Queen (1964) NMLR67|R . v. Ukpe (1938) 4 WACA 141.
STATUTES REFERRED TO
The Evidence Act|The Criminal Procedure Law of Lagos State Cap.32|
