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Criminal Law [1935] EACA 120

Rex v Singine

Rex v Singine (Criminal Appeal No. 63/1935.) [1935] EACA 120 (1 January 1935)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 63/1935.
Judge
Hall, C.J. (Uganda), Law, C.J (Zanzibar), Sheridan, J. (C.J. Kenya)

The court held that a fatal fight immediately following a quarrel, with both men unarmed and on equal terms, amounted to manslaughter, not murder.

  • Homicide
  • Manslaughter
  • Murder Vs Manslaughter
  • Provocation
  • Fight In Heat Of Passion
  • Murder-vs-manslaughter
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