GRACE AKINFE VS THE STATE
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July 17, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1988-07) Legalpedia (SC) 89551
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Thu Jul 7, 1988
Suit Number: SC.71/1987
CORAM
NNAMANI JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
BELGORE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
NATHANIEL MBENU
DANIEL NWOKEM
APPELLANTS
THE STATE
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
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SUMMARY OF FACTS
On the morning of 8th July, 1981, at 2 a.m. armed men, including the accused, besieged the premises of Miss Beatrice Abazie who is the P.W.2, and in a swift raid shot dead one Camillus Abazie, the deceased, who was then an undergraduate of Anambra State University of Technology, Enugu.
HELD
APPEAL DISMISSED
ISSUES
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RATIONES DECIDENDI
MEANING OF IDENTIFICATION PARADE
“First, whenever the case against an accused depends wholly or substantially on the correctness of one or more identifications of the accused which the defence alleges to be mistaken, the Judge should warn the jury of the special need for caution before convicting the accused in reliance on the correctness of the identification or identifications…………………….Secondly, the Judge should direct the jury to examine closely the circumstances in which the identification by each witness came to be made. How long did the witness have the accused under observation? At what distance? In what light? Was the observation impeded in any way as for example by passing traffic or a press of people? How often? If only occasionally, had he any special reason for remembering the accused? How much time elapsed between the original observation and the subsequent identification to the police? WIDGERY C.J, PER NNAMANI J.S.C
CASES CITED
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STATUTES REFERRED TO
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