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Criminal Law [1950] EACA 580

Hassani v Reginam

Hassani v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. .205 of 1956) [1950] EACA 580 (1 January 1950)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. .205 of 1956
Judge
Briggs, JA, Connell J, Worley, P

The East African Court of Appeal quashed a murder conviction, holding that refusal to testify could not serve as corroboration and counsel’s confidential advice was improperly disclosed.

  • Murder
  • Corroboration Of Evidence
  • Admissibility Of Dying Declarations
  • Professional Confidentiality
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Judicial Misdirection
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Criminal Law [1939] EACA 128

Rex v Msuma

Rex v Msuma (CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 65 OF 1 939) [1939] EACA 128 (1 January 1939)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 65 OF 1 939
Judge
Dalton, C.J(Tanganyika), Sheridan, (C.J. Kenya), Whitley CJ

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa allowed a murder appeal after finding the trial judge gave no proper caution on dying declarations and the conviction was unsafe.

  • Admissibility Of Dying Declarations
  • Hearsay Evidence
  • Judicial Directions
  • Murder Conviction
  • Weight Of Evidence
  • Dying-declarations
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