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Criminal Law [1947] EACA 57

Rex v Mugweri

Rex v Mugweri (Criminal Appeal No. 256 of 1947) [1947] EACA 57 (1 January 1947)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 256 of 1947
Judge
Graham Paul CJ, Nihill P, Thacker J

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa upheld a murder conviction, holding that a mistress’s words about another lover were not provocation under section 199 of the Uganda Penal Code.

  • Murder
  • Provocation
  • Penal Code Section 199
  • Evidence Assessment
  • Insult Definition
  • Criminal-law
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