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Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…Jiwaji submitted that he was under no obligation to call the driver as a witness because the defendant had no burden of proof.…
…To do so, would not, in our judgment, shift the burden of proof as contented by Mr. Jiwaji.…
Division and case type: CriminalCase number Criminal Application
…Such sections are the source for the principles of law relating to the burden of proof being always on the prosecution and the standard of proof to be always beyond reasonable doubt.…
Division and case type: CriminalCriminal Appeal
…possession could not safely be relied upon to form the basis of a conviction. 11.It is the law that once an accused person is found in possession of a recently stolen item, then the burden, unlike in all criminal cases where the burden…
…of proof is the prosecution’s to discharge, shifts to that accused person to explain how he came to be in possession.…
Division and case type: CriminalCriminal Appeal
…When the appellant was confronted with the charge of robbery, he denied it and put the burden of proof squarely on the prosecution.…