Rex v Weraga
Rex v Weraga (Criminal Appeal 147/1934.) [1935] EACA 63 (1 January 1935)
The court held that when a plea of not guilty is entered, it must be treated as a general denial, and any inculpatory statement made at arraignment cannot be used to derogate the plea. The references by the trial judge to the appellant's admission were improper and should have been disregarded. On the evidence, the appellant was rightly found guilty of murder, as the defence of provocation raised was not sufficient in law to reduce the crime to manslaughter. The appeal was therefore dismissed.
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- Murder
- Plea Of Not Guilty
- Provocation
- Admission In Plea