Law

Attitude of the Judiciary Towards Admissibility of Confessional Statement

Attitude of the Judiciary Towards Admissibility of Confessional Statement

ABSTRACT

A confession is a species of admission. When in the course of an investigation into a criminal offence, a suspect has made a statement to the police tending to show that he has committed that offence, the statement is known as a confession. Confession is governed by rules which assist the court in the administration of justice.

This study takes a look at what confession is, its nature and scope. It also considers factors which can make a confessional statement inadmissible and irrelevant. It examines the voluntariness and retraction of a confessional statement as well as confessions of other offences in addition to those charged.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CASES
TABLE OF STATUTES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.0.0: INTRODUCTION
1.1.0: BACKGROUND OF STUDY
1.2.0: OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1.3.0: SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF STUDY
1.4.0: FOCUS OF STUDY
1.5.0: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1.6.0: LITERATURE REVIEW
1.7.0: CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 2
ADMISSION AND CONFESSION
2.0.0: INTRODUCTION
2.1.0: NATURE AND DEFINITION OF CONFESSION
2.2.0: CONFESSION AND ADMISSION
2.3.0: RELEVANCY AND ADMISSIBILITY
2.4.0: CLASSIFICATION OF CONFESSION
2.5.0: CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 3
RULES GOVERNING CONFESSION
3.0.0: INTRODUCTION
3.1.0: CONFESSION UNDER THE EVIDENCE ACT
3.2.0: FACTORS FOR THE ADMISSIBILITY OF CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT
3.3.0: PERSONS IN AUTHORITY
3.4.0: CONFESSIONS OF OTHER OFFENCES IN ADDITION TO THOSE CHARGED
3.5.0: CONFESSION ADMISSIBLE IN OTHER INSTANCES
3.6.0: CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 4
OTHER RULES AFFECTING CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT
4.0.0: INTRODUCTION
4.1.0: RETRACTION OF CONFESSION
4.2.0: TRIAL WITHIN TRIAL
4.3.0: JUDGES’ RULE AND ITS RELEVANCY IN NIGERIA
4.4.0: CONFIRMATION OF A CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT BEFORE A SUPERIOR POLICE OFFICER
4.5.0: EFFECT OF CONFESSION ON THE CO-ACCUSED
4.6.0: CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 5
GENERAL CONCLUSION
5.0.0: CONCLUSION
5.1.0: RECOMMENDATION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS
BOOKS
REPORTS AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

References

“A Harvest of Violations” Published by Civil Liberties Organisation (1993).

Aguda T.A., (1999) The Law of Evidence: Spectrum Law publisher, 4th edition.

Aguda. T.A., (1998); Law and Practice Relating To Evidence in Nigeria, ” ‘MIJ Professional publishers Ltd. 2nd edition.

Arermu. O., “The Voluntariness of Confession in Nigeria Law”, Nigerian Law Journal; Vol. II Fourth Dimension publishing Company; (1977 -1980)

Chukwuemeka O “The nature of confessional statement” Law Mirror, Vol. 1 No 40 Monday October 25-nov. 1, 1992
Cross, R.; (1979); Evidence; Butterworths London 5th edition.

Elliot, D.W.; Phipson and Elliot, (1980) Manual of the law of Evidence, Sweet & Maxwell London, 11th edition.
Kamisar Y; et ai, (1980); Basic Criminal procedure. St. Paul Minn Co., 5th edition.



Copyright © 2023 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.
This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0