Results.
4 judgments found.
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| June 2022 |
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Acquittal where circumstantial evidence and investigative failures left reasonable doubt as to the accused's guilt.
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Criminal law — Murder — Circumstantial evidence — Burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt — Malice aforethought — Investigative failures (no forensic testing, no fingerprints) — Odd coincidence insufficient to convict — Acquittal.
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21 June 2022 |
| September 2021 |
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Eyewitness and circumstantial evidence, including a dying declaration, established the accused's guilt; provocation and self‑defence rejected and death sentence imposed.
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Criminal law — Murder — Circumstantial and eyewitness evidence — Identity of assailant — Dying declaration admissibility and weight — Provocation and self‑defence — Voluntariness of confession — Mandatory death sentence.
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2 September 2021 |
| August 2020 |
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Accused convicted of attempted murder and murder; evidence credible and corroborated; mandatory death sentence imposed.
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Criminal law — Murder and attempted murder — Eyewitness credibility and corroboration — Post‑mortem evidence — Malice aforethought — Mandatory death sentence.
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19 August 2020 |
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A credible single identifying witness, properly corroborated, can sustain an aggravated robbery conviction despite unrecovered property.
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Criminal law — Aggravated robbery (s.294(1)) — elements: theft, use/threat of actual violence, offensive weapon or company — identification evidence — reliability of single identifying witness — corroboration and unrecovered stolen property.
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17 August 2020 |