Uganda Case Law

Sebukuraya v Regina

Sebukuraya v Regina (Criminal Appeal No. 222 of 1952) [1952] EACA 266 (1 January 1952)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 222 of 1952

Judge

Hearne CJ, Nihill P, Worley VP

The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge had properly considered the defence of intoxication and found, based on evidence including the appellant's threats and conduct, that the appellant was capable of forming the intent to kill. The evidence did not support the claim that the appellant was provoked or assaulted by the deceased prior to the stabbing. The appellant's own statement before the committing magistrate corroborated the prosecution's version of events. Regarding the police station statement, the Court held that it was correctly excluded by the trial judge due to improper inter…

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• Murder
• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Confessions
• Interpretation Of Statements

Rex v Nakome and Another

Rex v Nakome and Another (Criminal Appeals Nos. 165 and 166 of 1947) [1947] EACA 47 (1 January 1947)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeals Nos. 165 and 166 of 1947

Judge

Bartley J, Graham Paul CJ, Nihill P

The Court of Appeal held that evidence taken through double interpretation was inadmissible unless both interpreters testified, and that a monogamous wife was incompetent to testify against her husband.

• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Competency Of Witnesses
• Interpretation Of Statements
• Admissibility-of-evidence
• Competency-of-witnesses
• Criminal-appeal