st The counse l for the 1 defendant: S.C . Nwosu, Esq. raised the follmv ing issues for determination : 1. Whether the confessional Statement of the 1st defendant fell short of the procedure stipulated under :;ection 13 of Administration of criminal j ustice law of Anambra State 2010 and whether probative value can be attacihed to st same to ground the conviction of the 1 defendant in th is case. 2. Whether the fact contained in exhibit P3 created doubt as to the guilt of the st 1 defendant ,ind whether court can safely rely on same to exonerate the I st defendant from any criminal liability. 3. Whether by the evidence adduced by the parties, 'i:he prosecutor has proved his case beyond reasonable doubt. The learned counsel for the prosec ution : J.C. Emebie, Esq distilled a lone issue, to wi t: " Whether in view of the total ity of ev idence at the trial , the prosecution has discharged the onerous burden of proof placed on it under the law, thereby proving the case against borh or any of the defendants beyond reasonable doubt" Hav ing critically examined all the issues as formulated by counsel , I found issues 2 st and 3 as formulated by the learned counsel for the l defendant to have the same c0n:scquence or connotation or imp lication w ith the issues that were formulated by the 2 nd defendant' s counsel and the prosecution counsel. In other words , all the four issues can be resolved under a generic issue. Learned prosecution counsel generously supplied such an issue. l would, therefore, adopt the issue raised by him st as issue No . 2. The 1 defendant' s counsel issue with regard to the admissibility or st otherwise of the confessional StatE:ment of the 1 defendant would be treated as issue No . 1. All the arguments which were proffered by counsel would be considered within the confines of the two issues I have indicated. In essence, the extant issues for determination in this case are : st l . Whether the confessional Statement of the 1 defendant fell short of the procedure stipulated under section 13 of Administration of criminal justice ff \! " law of Anambra State 2010 and whether probative value can be attached to st same to ground .the conviction of the 1 defendant in this case. 1 l '/ i -~ 0 10