judy.legal
Login Register

JOHNSON UTIE V. THE STATE

(1982) JELR 47937 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC.77/1980  •  27 May 1982  •  Nigeria

Coram
GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO JSC; MOHAMMED BELLO JSC; CHUKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE JSC; ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU JSC; ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI JSC;

Judgement

G. S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): The deceased in this case was a young girl who had gone out on the material date to fetch water. According to the appellant, he had been accused for putting the young girl in family way. He met the young girl on her way from the stream and in the view of her father he, the appellant inflicted several fatal matchet cuts on the girl. He ran into the bush and when caught made a confessional statement of having committed the offence of murder. He was tried in the High Court of Ondo State, convicted of the offence of murder and sentenced to death. He appealed, first to the Western State Court of Appeal as well as the Federal Court of Appeal, Ibadan and both appeals were dismissed. Before us, learned counsel for the appellant had nothing useful to urge in favour of the appellant. Having perused the records myself, I have come to the conclusion that it lacked any merits. The judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal is affirmed and the c…

There's more. Sign in to continue reading

judy.legal is the comprehensive database of case law and legislation from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Gain seamless access to over 20,000 cases, recent judgments, statutes, and rules of court.


Get started   Login