The Appellant herein was on the 21st of January, 2011, arraigned before the Taraba State High Court, on a one count charge of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221(a) of the Penal Code.

Appellant pleaded not guilty to the charge. In order to prove its case, the prosecution called five witnesses and tendered various items including a medical report which was tendered from the bar. These items were admitted in evidence. Parties addressed the Court through their respective Counsel. In a reserved and considered judgment delivered on the 27th April, 2012, Andenyangtso J., found the Appellant guilty as charged and sentenced him to death by hanging till he be dead.

The Appellant felt aggrieved and therefore filed an appeal at the Court of appeal Yola Division. His appeal was heard and in a unanimous decision of the lower Court, (Coram Bada, Sankey and Jauro JJCA) delivered on the 19th December, 2013, his appeal was dismissed. The instant appeal is against the decision of the lower Court. The Appellant's notice of appeal at pages 199-206 of the record of this appeal, filed on the 11th March 2014 contains eight grounds of appeal.