SENATOR ABRAHAM ADESANYA VS PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & ANOR
July 29, 2025JAMES ASHE & ANOR VS STATE
July 29, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1981) Legalpedia (SC) 13744
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Thu May 14, 1981
Suit Number: SC. 13/1981
CORAM
AYO G. IRIKEFE , JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
MOHAMMED BELLO, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
KAYODE ESO, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
ANIAGOLU JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
ANTHONY N. ANIAGOLU, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
OLUWATOYIN SOBAKIN APPELLANTS
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The Appellant was charged and convicted for murder and sought an order of the court quashing the conviction and discharging and acquitting him of the offence.
HELD
The court held that it is convinced that the conviction of the appellant is amptly supported by evidence and that any finding on the evidence produced before the trial court other than that of guilt would have been perverse.
ISSUES
Whether the action of the appellant amounted to an accident.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
ATTITUDE OF THE SUPREME COURT TO CONCURRENT FINDINGS OF FACTS OF LOWER COURT
“This is evidence which has been sifted by two courts and in respect of which there is concurrent finding. This court will not rightly interfere except the finding of fact is very perverse.” ESO, JSC
CASES CITED
STATUTES REFERRED TO
Criminal Code of Lagos State
