within trial. In fact his admission that he made
the first part voluntary reinforced that
presumption that the 2nd and 3rd parts were made in
the same circumstances as indicated therein.
Prosecution has therefore proved beyond reasonable
doubt that the said statement was made voluntarily
by the Appellant and so it is relevant and
admissible in evidence...”
The foregoing represent the position of the court
of Appeal in relation to the voluntariliness of the
statement of the Accused, the Court of Appeal
believing and rightly so held the view that this
court in overruling the objection against
admissibility of the Accused no reasons was
advanced or then this court was of the belief
without showing reasons for the belief and basis
for overruling the objection and proceeded to admit
the statement as voluntary statement of the
Accused. The Appeal went to analyze the evidence
led by parties in the Trial within Trial and came
to the analysis and by which, the admission of the
statement of the Accused by this court was affirmed
not only as voluntarily made but a certified copy
of such statement is equally admissible and of
course affirming also the earlier admission in
evidence by this court. I am bound by the in-depth
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