Uganda Case Law

Rex v Rwakweba

Rex v Rwakweba (Criminal Appeal No. 119 of 1943) [1943] EACA 37 (1 January 1943)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 119 of 1943

Judge

Sheridan CJ, Webb CJ, Whitley CJ

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa dismissed a criminal appeal, holding that a child witness given on affirmation could be relied on when carefully scrutinized and supported by contemporaneous statements.

• Child Witness Evidence
• Corroboration
• Affirmation Vs Oath
• Admissibility Of Statements
• Credibility Of Witnesses
• Child-witness-evidence