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Rex v Jezelani (Criminal Appeal No. 84 of 1947) [1947] EACA 23 (1 January 1947)
The Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction, holding that prior knowledge of the wife’s infidelity meant there was no sudden provocation. The assessors’ omission was not fatal.
Rex v Ocaya (Criminal Appeal No 24 of 1947) [1947] EACA 16 (1 January 1947)
The Court found that the combination of a painful blow from the deceased and strong verbal abuse created a reasonable doubt as to whether the accused was deprived of self-control at the time of the fatal act. The evidence, as accepted by the trial judge, indicated that the accused was struck with a heavy stick and insulted immediately prior to the fatal blow. The Court held that, judged by the standard of the accused's class and as a sober man, there was sufficient doubt regarding his intent to commit murder. Consequently, the conviction for murder was unsafe, and the offence was reduced to m…
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Rex v Obita (Criminal Appeal No. 36 of 1943) [1943] EACA 26 (1 January 1943)
The Court of Appeal held the appellant was entitled to the benefit of the doubt on provocation, quashed a murder conviction, and substituted manslaughter.
Rex v Lutakuwa (Criminal Appeal No. 13 of 1943) [1943] EACA 23 (1 January 1943)
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that a murder conviction should be reduced to manslaughter because the evidence raised reasonable doubt on provocation.
Rex v Nurbhai (Criminal Appeal No. 201 OF 1938) [1939] EACA 110 (1 January 1939)
Second appeal against a conviction for receiving stolen timber was allowed because the magistrate relied on uncorroborated accomplice evidence and the proof of guilty knowledge was unsafe.
