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Alex V. FRN (2018) CLR 2(p) (SC)

Judgement delivered on the 9th of February, 2018

Brief

  • Federal High Court Jurisdiction
  • Prima facie case
  • Sufficiency of evidence
  • No case submission
  • Section 468 of the Criminal Code Laws of Lagos State 2003
  • Section 467 of the Criminal Code Laws of Lagos State 2003
  • Section 260 (2) of the ACJL of Lagos State
  • Section 251 (1) of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 251 (3) of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 251 (2) of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 272 of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 251 of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 7 of the Federal High Court Act
  • Section 4 (6) of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 4 (7) of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 1 of the Federal High Court Act
  • Section 21 of the Federal High Court Act
  • Section 8 (1) of the Federal High Court Act
  • Section 286 (1) (b) of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 286 (1) (c) of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 286 (2) of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution
  • Section 2 (i) of the Criminal Code Act
  • Section 7 (4) of the Criminal Code Act
  • Section 419 of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State 2003

Facts

At the High Court of Lagos State, a Nine Count Information was preferred against the appellant here and others. Sometime in 2014, precisely, on October 28, 2014, the Prosecution filed an Amended Information. As he did with regard to the earlier Information, the appellant sought for an order quashing the charge preferred against him - an application that was dismissed on February 17, 2016.

Having unsuccessfully challenged the said Ruling of the High Court throughout this judgment, simply, called ("the trial Court") at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, (hereinafter referred to as "the lower Court") the appellant has now, approached this Court, urging it to set aside the decision of the lower Court.

Issues

Whether the Court of Appeal was not right in upholding the decision of the...

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