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…Recognition is different from identification but still it would be rampant with sequence if the conditions are not conducive to proper identification.The point here is that PWI led police to house of accused 1 the same night…

…There is the evidence of P.W.1 of recognition, which I acc find that p.w.1 was mistaken in his recognition. The result is that I find the two accused to have been at the scene on the night of the incident.…

…The way to approach such evidence of visual identification was succinctly stated by Lord Widgery CJ in the well known case of R v Turnbull [1976] 3 All ER 549 at page 552 where he said: “Recognition may be more reliable than…

…identification of a stranger; but, even when the witness is purporting to recognise someone whom he knows, the jury should be reminded that mistakes in recognition of close relatives and friends are sometimes made.”…

…Where the only evidence against a defendant is evidence of identification or recognition, a trial court is enjoined to examine such evidence carefully and to be satisfied that the circumstances of identification were favourable…

…We accept the proposition by Harris J in Nilsson’s case that a plea of guilty from a first offender requires recognition as a matter of principle, although we would not necessarily subscribe to the reasons Harris J gave for…

…We accept the proposition by Harris J in Nilsson’s case that a plea of guilty from a first offender requires recognition as a matter of principle, although we would not necessarily subscribe to the reasons Harris J gave for…