EXPERT EVIDENCE UNDER NIGERIAN LAW OF EVIDENCE By Philip O Nwachukwu As a general rule under Nigerian law of Evidence‚ the opinion evidence is irrelevant in court trials. Thus section 66 of the Evidence Act CAP E14‚ Laws of the. Federation of Nigeria (LFN)‚ 2004 provides that the fact that any person is of the opinion that a fact in issue‚ or relevant to the issue‚ does or does not exist‚ is irrelevant to the existence of such fact except as provided in sections 57 to 65 of the Evidence Act. Exceptions
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discuss wound care‚ the effectiveness of saline versus water when cleaning wounds‚ and the experience of patients undergoing long term wound care. The purpose of this report is to demonstrate understanding of evidence informed decision making‚ researchable questions‚ searching the available evidence and research designs. Background Webster’s Dictionary by Guralnik (1970) defines a wound as “an injury‚ especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn‚ pierced‚ cut‚ or otherwise
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This essay will critically explain a range of evidence gathering techniques‚ including eye witness and confession evidence. It will examine the workings and procedures of jury systems‚ the rules of evidence and concerns and issues with the use of a jury. It will also provide opinions and research of others into criminal evidence and juries. Eyewitness evidence is the testimony of a person giving an account of an event they have witnessed‚ for example the identification of perpetrators and details
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Crime scenes present many possibilities and evidence that may aid investigators in the apprehension and possibly conviction of a known or unknown offender. While this evidence are present at a scene of a crime‚ it requires specialized training on the part of law enforcement officials to effectively‚ efficiently and accurately‚ collect‚ record and preserve these evidence. Chain of command is especially vital at each stage of the evidence collection‚ as evidence can easily be lost and even tampered with
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Hearsay Evidence under S. 73A of the Evidence Act Hearsay can be defined as the information gathered by one person from another person concerning some event‚ condition‚ or thing of which the first person had no direct experience. When submitted as evidence‚ such statements are called hearsay evidence. Hearsay evidence is generally not accepted in court. The general rule is that all relevant evidence are prima facie admissible‚ except for hearsay and opinion. However‚ under the Evidence Act 1950
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On Friday Oct/16/‚ at 6:30 pm I received a phone call from Maria Julaj (Kelly’s client). Maria J‚ said that her friend that she referred to the program is not happy with the services. Her friend is Viviana Cox and Claudia is a FSW. I replied to Maria J‚ that I will call her friend and talk to her. On Sunday Oct 18 @ 11:00 am I made a phone call to Viviana. Viviana stated that on Friday Claudia did a home visit for only 5 minutes. Viviana asked Claudia for assistance calling the insurance because
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of this job is looking for evidence. There are different types of evidence. Some can be seen with an unaided eye and some can’t. Trace evidence cannot be seen with an unaided eye. Every person who is physically involved with a crime leaves some kind of trace evidence such as hair‚ fibers‚ and even have gunshot residue left on the perpetrators hands. It is even possible to obtain a confession from the suspect . In the OJ Simpson case‚ there was a lot of trace evidence. Some of it led to suspicion
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Stephanie Westwood Loftus and Palmer Alternative Research Essay Loftus and Zanni showed participants a film of a car accident‚ they then asked some participants "Did you see a broken headlight?" and others‚ "Did you see the broken headlight?" Of those asked about ’a’ broken headlight‚ 7% reported seeing one‚ compared with 17% of people asked about ’the’ broken headlight. This supports Loftus and Palmer’s findings as the study also changed the form of a question‚ which affected the witness’ response
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Before any digital evidence is collected and analysed it is essential computer forensic investigators have a methodology in place. There are many different methodologies available such as DFRWS‚ ADAM and IDIP‚ to name a few. Although this chapter is discussing the correct procedures for evidence collection‚ it is important to remember the successfulness and effectiveness of evidence collection comes down to having a methodology in place. According to (Sansurooah‚ 2016)‚ computer forensic analysts
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Claims require evidence‚ or else they are disregarded‚ but to what extent? Evidence is a fact or a piece of information that portrays the validity of a belief or proposition. For example‚ in science‚ you cannot claim a theory if it is not backed up with supportive evidence. However in matters like the reason of existence or religious beliefs‚ to what extent should evidence be provided? In Hitchens quote‚ he claims that if one makes a statement without providing evidences to back it up‚ the claim
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