Nissanka v. The State – sllr 2001 volume 3 page 078

The case between NISSANKA (Appellant) and THE STATE (Respondent) addressed the issue of whether appellate revisionary jurisdiction could be exercised where the appeal was filed out of time, as well as the legality, propriety, and regularity of the trial proceedings and sentence relating to charges of murder and robbery. It was held that the appellate court possessed broad authority to review cases for legality and procedural fairness through revision, even in circumstances where the appeal was not timely. The findings established that the circumstantial evidence, including Section 27 statements and the recovery of physical items (wrist watch, gold chain, purse, keys), sufficiently linked the accused to the crime and corroborated the trial court’s verdict. The conviction and sentences impos