CORAM
MOHAMMED BELO, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
UDOMA JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
PETER SUNDAY UDOH APPELLANTS
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The Appellant , Peter Sunday Udoh was convicted for murder and sentenced to death by Ete , J., on the 29th of October, 1971.
HELD
That the trial was right to have convicted the accused person on the evidence provided before him.
ISSUES
Whether the accused person was wrongly convicted by the trial Court
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CORROBORATED EVIDENCE OF A CHILD-HOW TREATED?
Corroborated evidence of a child is not admissible where it will lead to miscarriage of justice- Sir Ian Lewis, JSC
CASES CITED
STATUTES REFERRED TO