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EP#48 - Trial Preparation and Evidence in Criminal Trials

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In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Taiwo Ogunleye, a practising lawyer, discuss Trial Preparation and Evidence under the Criminal Litigation course of the Nigerian Law School. The discussion covers the following themes:

  • burden of proof (legal burden of proof, evidential burden of proof, and standard of proof)
  • competence and compellability of witnesses
  • rules governing child witnesses and unsworn testimony
  • accused as a witness and co-accused
  • persons of unsound mind as witnesses
  • dumb witnesses
  • married persons as witnesses against each other
  • compellability of the President, Governors, diplomatic corps and judicial officers
  • lawyers as witnesses ,
  • admissibility of documentary evidence
  • types of documents ,

    • To listen to this topic in civil litigation, listen to EP#33 - Trial Preparation and Evidence II 



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