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Criminal Law [1942] EACA 86

Rex v Kirur and Another (Revision Case No. 118 of 1942)

Rex v Kirur and Another (Revision Case No. 118 of 1942) [1942] EACA 86 (1 January 1942)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Revision Case No. 118 of 1942
Judge
Bartley J, Sheridan CJ

The court held that a conviction entered by a magistrate stands even if no sentence follows, and a successor magistrate cannot sentence or reopen the matter.

  • Conviction Without Sentence
  • Magistrate Jurisdiction
  • Double Jeopardy
  • Conviction-without-sentence
  • Magistrate-jurisdiction
  • Criminal-revision
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