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Criminal Law [1945] EACA 37

Rex v Kajuna

Rex v Kajuna (Criminal Appeal No. 255 of 1945) [1945] EACA 37 (1 January 1945)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 255 of 1945
Judge
Graham Paul CJ, Sheridan CJ, Whitley CJ

The Court of Appeal held that an honest belief in witchcraft, without an immediate provocative act, does not reduce murder to manslaughter.

  • Murder
  • Provocation
  • Belief In Witchcraft
  • Mitigation Of Sentence
  • Witchcraft
  • Manslaughter
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