Uganda Case Law

Rex v Mukasa

Rex v Mukasa (Criminal Appeal No. 5 of 1940) [1940] EACA 10 (1 January 1940)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 5 of 1940

Judge

Sheridan CJ, Webb CJ, Whitley CJ

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that theft of entrusted cattle fell under section 271(b) of the Uganda Penal Code, and that section 185 of the Criminal Procedure Code was not limited to money.

• Theft By Servant
• Entrustment Of Property
• Criminal Charge Drafting
• Interpretation Of Statutes
• Criminal-law
• Theft-by-servant