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Uganda v Kakayo (Criminal Revision 22 of 1993) [1996] UGHC 35 (2 January 1996)
The High Court reviewed a clerical error in a commitment warrant that misstated the fine, but found no miscarriage of justice and made no revision order.
Rex v Jamal (Criminal Appeal No. 161 of 1948) [1948] EACA 39 (1 January 1948)
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa dismissed an appeal against sentence for fabricating evidence and giving false information, holding the sentence was not excessive.
Rex v Jetha (Criminal Appeal No. 291 of 1945) [1946] EACA 27 (1 January 1946)
The Court held that although it was doubtful whether the fifth charge of giving false information was founded on the same facts as the charges of obtaining money by false pretences, any irregularity in the joinder of charges was curable under Section 335 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1930, provided no failure of justice occurred. The test for failure of justice is whether the irregularity caused prejudice or embarrassment to the accused. The Court found no such prejudice, as evidence of the false report could have been admitted to establish fraudulent intent even if tried separately. The Ma…
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Rex v Ali (Criminal Appeal No. 31 of 1944) [1944] EACA 5 (1 January 1944)
The East African Court of Appeal held that answering a constable’s question while under arrest is not giving false information to a public servant under section 124.
Mahamed Hussein v Price Controller (Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 1943) [1943] EACA 22 (1 January 1943)
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa upheld Mohamed Hussein’s conviction for giving false information about rice stocks, and confirmed the sentence.
