Uganda Case Law

Udinde and Another v Reginam

Udinde and Another v Reginam (Criminal Appeals Nos. 189 and 190 of 1955) [1955] EACA 353 (1 January 1955)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeals Nos. 189 and 190 of 1955

Judge

Lowe, J. (Tanganyika), Nihill P, Worley VP

The Court of Appeal held that a repudiated confession needed corroboration in the circumstances, reduced Yohannis’s murder conviction to manslaughter, and quashed Martin’s conviction.

• Repudiated Confession
• Corroboration Requirement
• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Manslaughter Vs Murder
• Judicial Recordkeeping
• Criminal-law