In Brief
The appellant was convicted of murdering the mother of the complainant in a shooting incident. The Supreme Court acquitted him, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The eyewitness accounts contained serious contradictions about the positions of the parties and whether the accused held a pistol. Crucially, the murder weapon was never recovered, no ballistic examination was conducted, and key witnesses (including the victim's other son who was present) were not examined. The Court also noted that when the co-accused was acquitted on identical evidence, the trial court could not consistently convict the appellant. The Court allowed the appeal and set aside the conviction.
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