I
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i
satisfied this duty by irstablishing all the ingreclients set by
law for such offence. Where a reasonable doubt exists, such
doupt must be resolved in favour of the accused.
usruan Q021) 'LPEtR-ss20z
See ,Sra te v.
(sc) pp. z7-zg, paras. D-tr;
(2021) 16 NWLR (Pt.l80l) 73, see also yongo v, c.o.p.(Lggz)
l
8
,i,
NWLR (Pt.25:t). 36; Idi ,v; stute (2017) LPELR -4zss7(sc),
(2018) 4 NWLR
Gw angw
(Pt.
1610)
an (2015) LPEL F.-Z 4837 (SC),
(Pt.1477) 600..
359;
State
v.
(2015) tri I''\\'[ ]t
.,
.,1
I
must quickly add here that the duty on the prosecution to
prove the guilt of an accusedr person beyond reasonable
doubt does not amount to prove beyond all shadow of doubt.
"r* Jua v. state (2010) l-,prctrn -rc37 (sc) pp. 20- zl, paras. Ei.
A, (2010) 4 NwLR(Pt. 11s4) zt7, this court per Niki robi,
:
JSC (of blessed memory) stated the law as follows:
-i:,'
"while our adjectival law places on the prosecution the
duty to proye a criminal case beyond all reasonable
doubt, the prosecution has not the duty to prove the
. c?se beyond aII, s,hadow of doubt. shadows of doubt
n-l
could''be reflected in tfie case of the prosec-ution but that
cannot in law s top or inhibit conviction. The court can
nvict an accused person the moment the prosecution
proves its case beyond reasonable doubt. And here, the
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