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Criminal Law [1953] EACA 22

Churia v Regina

Churia v Regina (Criminal Appeal No. 1774 of 1953) [1953] EACA 22 (1 January 1953)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 1774 of 1953
Judge
De Lestang J, Hearne CJ

The appeal succeeded because the charge was misleading, the burden of proof had been wrongly shifted, and the conviction rested on unsafe accomplice evidence.

  • Unlawful Societies
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Defective Charge Particulars
  • Accomplice Evidence
  • Corroboration
  • Penal Code Section 71
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Criminal Law [1948] EACA 78

Rex v Chagona

Rex v Chagona (Criminal Appeal No. 409 of 1948) [1948] EACA 78 (1 January 1948)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 409 of 1948
Judge
Nihill P

The court dismissed a criminal appeal despite defects in the charge particulars and the magistrate’s record, finding no prejudice or failure of justice.

  • Receiving Stolen Property
  • Defective Charge Particulars
  • Procedural Irregularities
  • Prejudice To Accused
  • Magistrate Compliance
  • Failure Of Justice
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