Uganda Case Law

Rex v Banyanga (Cr. App. No. 167/1937)

Rex v Banyanga (Cr. App. No. 167/1937) [1938] EACA 42 (1 January 1938)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Cr. App. No. 167/1937

Judge

Francis, Ag. C.J. (Uganda), Lane, Ag. J, Law, C.J (Zanzibar), Sheridan, (C.J. Kenya)

The Court held that a retrial ordered in revision without hearing the accused was prejudicial and invalid, so the second conviction was quashed.

• Revisional Jurisdiction
• Right To Be Heard
• Confirmation Of Death Sentence
• Prejudice To Accused
• Retrial Orders
• Criminal-appeal