Uganda Case Law

Rex v Mitha

Rex v Mitha (Criminal Appeal No. 221 of 1944) [1945] EACA 12 (1 January 1945)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 221 of 1944

Judge

Sheridan CJ, Whitley CJ, Wilson CJ

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa dismissed a second criminal appeal, upholding a perjury conviction and holding that the false statement was material.

• Perjury
• Materiality Of Evidence
• Proof Of False Statement
• Judicial Discretion
• Evidence Record
• Hire Purchase Dispute