Uganda Case Law

Patel v Reginam

Patel v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. 917 of 1954) [1955] EACA 332 (1 January 1955)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 917 of 1954

Judge

Briggs, JA, Sir Enoch Jenkins, JA, Worley VP

The Court of Appeal held that the appellant’s conduct in handling stolen spares and concealing the criminal operation justified an inference of joint possession and receiving.

• Receiving Stolen Property
• Joint Possession
• Master Servant Liability
• Presumptions Of Fact
• Criminal Participation
• Receiving-stolen-property