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"The Hands Of The Courts Remain Tied" — Court Declares Mandatory Death Penalty Robs Judges Of Discretion In Sentencing
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"The Hands Of The Courts Remain Tied" — Court Declares Mandatory Death Penalty Robs Judges Of Discretion In Sentencing
*Rules Courts Cannot Compel Legislature To Amend The Law, Calls On Executive And Legislature To “Unfetter The Hands” Of Judges In Capital Cases The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has delivered a judgment declaring that mandatory death penalty provisions in Nigerian law deny judges the discretion to determine appropriate sentences in capital cases. The court, however, held that it cannot compel the legislature to amend the law. It ruled that…
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