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Kalimedo v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. 79 of 1956) [1950] EACA 503 (1 January 1950)
The East African Court of Appeal allowed a manslaughter appeal, quashing the conviction and sentence where accident evidence was not properly rejected.
Rex v Shija (Criminal Appeal No. 50 of 1945) [1945] EACA 17 (1 January 1945)
The conviction for manslaughter was set aside because the trial judge failed to comply with Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, did not base his finding on evidence presented at trial, and relied on an alleged fact unsupported by the record. The defence witnesses were not challenged or cross-examined by the prosecution, undermining the reliability of the prosecution's case. The assessors believed the appellant's brother was responsible, and the record was insufficient to support the conviction. The appellate court held that, in the absence of proper evidentiary support and procedural…
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