ORDER OF RETRIAL/TRIAL DE NOVO - Distinction between an order of retrial and trial de novo
HELD:
"In the case of YAHAYA Vs. THE STATE (2002) 3 NWLR (Pt. 751) 289, this Court aptly pointed out the pertinent distinction between two dissimilar terminologies "re-trial" and "fresh trial", inter alia:
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