Counsel appellant argued the grounds of appeal consecutively and so did counsel for the respondent. We shall consider the two grounds of appeal likewise. Ground 1, counsel for the appellant submitted that the trial j law and fact when he held that the prosecution proved the the appellant beyond doubt that it was herself who caused the death of the deceased. In counsel's view, the evidence on record was insufficient and Io contradictory and left doubt which should have been resolved in the appellant's favour. According to him, judge on a postmortem report which had been irregularly admitted 1n without a witness it and this denied the appellant the opportunity to cross-examine the author of the report on its inconsistencies the prejudice of the appellant. counsel's further submission It was the judge erroneously reduced the charge of murder to manslaughter and had relied on an uncorroborated dying declaration. Counsel prayed court to allow 1. 20 Counsel for the respondent supported the conviction and sentence. disagreed with counsel for appellant's submissions that there were contradictions and inconsistencies in the 3 relied