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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.
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 |
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A credible single identifying witness, properly corroborated, can sustain an aggravated robbery conviction despite unrecovered property.
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 |