Case Law

Can an error in stating the accurate time of commission of offence vitiate a charge?

Igba v. State [2018] 6 NWLR (Pt. 1614) 44 at 64-65, paras. H-B, per Peter-Odili, JSC: “…It has to be stated that before such an error relating to time of the commission of the offence can lead to the vitiation of the charge, it has to be proved that a miscarriage of justice had been […]