Uganda Case Law

Kotutu v Rex

Kotutu v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 1951) [1951] EACA 158 (1 January 1951)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 1951

Judges

Lockhart-Smith, Ag. VP, Nihill P, Thacker, Ag. C.J

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa upheld a conviction under the Tanganyika Witchcraft Ordinance, finding the evidence sufficient to infer intent to cause death by witchcraft.

• Witchcraft Offences
• Intent To Cause Harm
• Evidentiary Inference
• Sentence Appeal
• Witchcraft-offences
• Criminal-appeals