Sentences with phrase «first defendant»
The phrase "first defendant" refers to the person being accused or charged with a crime in a legal case. They are typically the main person being held responsible for an alleged wrongdoing. Full definition
«Counts 4 and 5 constitute a gross abuse of court processes as similar charges on the same offence of kidnapping had earlier been filed by the prosecution against the same first defendant in charge numbers LD / 5962C / 2017 and LD / 5970C / 2017,» Ogungbeje said.
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He was employed by first defendant BIH, a UK based company, with choice of court and governing law made for English courts cq English law.
It is the first defendant to settle and agreed to help the plaintiffs with their case against the remaining defendants, which are American Airlines Group (aal), Delta Air Lines (dal) and United Continental Holdings (ual).
Meanwhile, the first defendant, Nwosu, who had earlier been convicted by the court, changed his defence counsel at today's sitting.
Both the first defendant, Nwosu, and third defendant, Bashir pleaded not guilty to all the charges when they were read to them.
The first defendant will make himself available for trial,» the Senior Advocate said.
«My application is that bail be granted to the first defendant on self - recognisance.
According to him, «I contacted the Director of Legal, DSS, to explain the absence of the first defendant in court yesterday (Tuesday).
«But I pray your lordship to direct that those keeping the first defendant in custody should be alive to their responsibility by producing the first defendant in court at the next date.»
«My client later told me that the first defendant said he was indisposed and would not come to court.
«My Lord, quite honestly, I find it irritating that somebody said their failure to produce the first defendant in court was an oversight.»
«He (the Director of Legal) told me it was an oversight and that the first defendant would be produced this morning (Wednesday).
«I was informed this morning about the ill health of the first defendant, but I am yet to see the copy of his medical report.
It was also alleged that, the documentation for transfer of ownership of the property was done such that a private company owned by the family of the first defendant (Vice Admiral Jibrin) became the buyer.
«After the money was disbursed, the first defendant made a request that the said sum be transferred to a private Zenith Bank account with number 1013961926.»
Orji, an investigating officer with the EFCC, while being led in evidence by Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo said, «The first defendant (Akpobolokemi) raised a memo to the office of the NSA.
«Going through Nganjiwa's case there is no evidence that the NJC investigated Nganjiwa but in the case against the first defendant (Yunusa) the NJC on its 76th meeting investigated him.
«It is my decision that this court has jurisdiction on the charges filed against the first defendant in this case and the notice of preliminary objection is dismissed,» Justice Solebo ruled.
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed May 21 to rule on the bail application filed by Bright Chimezie, the first defendant, in the ongoing trial...
«It is my conclusion that the first defendant has to defend himself in the information filed by the prosecution.
«In the circumstance, we apply for an adjournment to enable the first defendant to present his defence guaranteed under Section 36 (6)(b) and (d) of the Constitution.»
At the resumed hearing of the case, counsel to the EFCC Mr Oluwaleke Atolagbe informed Justice Baba Yusuf that he had made serious efforts through the EFCC to contact the DSS to produce the first defendant in court and regretted that as at the time the court was sitting his efforts did not yield fruitful result.
«First, we have a witness on subpoena in the person of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, former President of Nigeria, who is a vital witness for the first defendant and after his testimony, we will appraise the case of the first defendant with a view to making up our minds as to whether we will need further testimony of the first defendant or another witness.
The PDP represented by Mr. Moses Ojo, had sought four reliefs in the motion the party and they are: A mandatory order for reversal of all steps taken by the first defendant and second defendant, an order to declare the National Assembly elections and State House of Assembly election nullity: an order directing the INEC to withdraw the certificate of return given to the winners of the elections and an order compelling the INEC to conduct a by election to fill the seats.
By this I mean the government wanted the first defendant tried for criminal matter and yet it was not ready to allow the defendant have access to his lawyers or even to court to face that trial
Chief Magistrate Adegboye said the order was granted as a means for the first defendant (Aluko) to attend the court for defence.
However, Counsel to Salisu Shuaib, a former Director of Finance ONSA, Chief Akin Olujimi said that the coming into court of Jacob would be inconsequential in the absence of the first defendant (Dasuki).
At the resumed of the case, counsel to the EFCC Mr Oluwaleke Atolagbe informed Justice Baba Yusuf that he had made serious efforts through the EFCC to contact the DSS to produce the first defendant in court and regretted that as at the time the court was sitting his efforts did not yield fruitful result.
I urge your lordship to refuse the application of the first defendant.»
«The first defendant Nnamdi Kanu has appealed to the court for bail based on health grounds and it is only the living that can stand trial.
He said, «We have another witness on subpoena, and at the end of the evidence of this another witness, we will take a decision on whether or not the first defendant (Metuh) will testify.
It is the constitutional right of the first defendant to defend this case the way he deems fit in accordance with the law.
The procedure the first defendant has adopted is in line with the law.
His words: «My Lord, due to health complications, the first defendant (Metuh) was rushed to National Hospital on Sunday, January 8, 2017.
«The first defendant was found guilty of an offence contrary to sections 1 (a) and 16 (b) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Amended Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 16 (2)(b) of the same Act.
He urged the court to «take with a pinch of salt» the explanation given by the defence and to see the absence of the first defendant (Metuh) as a disregard of the bail conditions, so that trial could continue «in absentia».
By Section 270 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, a plea bargain agreement is allowed as in this case, wherein the first defendant has provided relevant information to aid the prosecution of this case... it appears to me that by the above provisions of the ACJA, under a plea bargain agreement, the appropriate sentence to be recommended should be within the appropriate range of punishment stipulated for the offence charged.
He said the investigating team discovered that those documents were duly executed and signed by the first defendant, Robert Azibaola and one Alhaji Nu'uma Barau Danbatta.
Gadanya said the first defendant was also discovered to be the Managing Director and the sole signatory of Damule Nigeria Limited, the company his son was listed as director.
«Did the asset declaration forms of 1999 and 2003 show the first defendant to be a pauper, a person who has no means or worthless?»
Tsatsu Tsikata and Philip Addison, the lawyers for the first defendants and the complainants respectively, also shared their thoughts on the entire case with Moses Foh Amoaning and Prof Audrey Gadzekpo providing some expert views as well.
He informed the court that between February, 2009 and June 2010, the manger of Syke Bank, Jabi branch, helped the first defendant to launder about N840m.
«Our objection is that being an originating summons, the first defendant ought to have been served personally.
«In the case of the first defendant, he started committing this offence since 2012 because he obtained Nigerian Passport since 2012 but was not arrested.
The lawyer further suggested to the investigator that «as a result of the racial issue, the first defendant sold the property for $ 3.8 m in 2003,» to which, Chukwuka again replied that «it was not part of our investigation, sir.»
Speaking to newsmen after the ruling, the prosecution counsel, Mr. David Babale, said the first defendant, Mr. Ebwe Sumbele Michael - 43 had in 2012 acquired Nigerian passport without being detected.
«It can not now be correct to say that Suswan refused to be served, we submit that in the absence of the first defendant, this matter can not go on,» he said.
«We are aware that the first defendant, by Nigerian standard, it is possible he has a house in the US but the house in the US was not subject to investigation; so, we did not pay attention to that,» he added.