State v Lawal

Decision Date
Decision Number
6D-15610
Registry or File Number
KTS/SCA/FT/86/2002
Court or Tribunal
Sharia Court of Appeal
Location
Nigeria
Judge or Arbitrator
Katsina, Daura, Umar, Musa, Sauri
Notes
Other Registry Number USC/FT/CRA/1/01. This document includes the Notice of Appeal, Records of Proceedings at the Lower Court and the Appeal Decision. This is the case of a divorced woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery. The case was mentioned in "Roads Less Travelled" by Janet Bagnall in the April 2004 issue of the Canadian Lawyer at page 28.