Uganda Case Law

Rex v Kinyua

Rex v Kinyua (Criminal Appeal No. 499 of 1947) [1947] EACA 64 (1 January 1947)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 499 of 1947

Judges

Coffey AgJ, Nihill, C.J

The court reduced an illegal fine for moving sheep and goats without a permit and held that imprisonment in default is governed by the Penal Code, not the offence’s substantive maximum.

• Sentencing Limits
• Imprisonment In Default
• Animal Disease Control
• Maximum Penalties
• Sentencing-limits
• Imprisonment-in-default