Uganda Case Law

Rex v Wanyee

Rex v Wanyee (Criminal Appeal No. 15 of 146) [1946] EACA 57 (1 January 1946)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 15 of 146

Judge

De Lestang, Ag. J, Thacker J

The East African Court of Appeal held that a landlord who merely let rooms to prostitutes, without managing the premises, was not “keeping” a brothel.

• Brothel Offences
• Landlord Liability
• Interpretation Of Keep
• Penal Code Section 149
• Brothel-offences
• Landlord-liability