Uganda Case Law

Rex v Soiyot (Confirmation Case No. 418 of 1941)

Rex v Soiyot (Confirmation Case No. 418 of 1941) [1940] EACA 65 (1 January 1940)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Confirmation Case No. 418 of 1941

Judge

Bartley J, Hayden J

The court confirmed a conviction for unlawful possession of stock, holding that a branded cow found in suspicious circumstances could shift the onus to the accused.

• Unlawful Possession
• Onus Of Proof
• Stock Theft
• Evidentiary Presumptions
• Criminal-law
• Burden-of-proof