Uganda Case Law

Rex v Bamuta (Cr. App. 132/1931.)

Rex v Bamuta (Cr. App. 132/1931.) [1931] EACA 19 (1 January 1931)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Cr. App. 132/1931.

Judge

Barth, C.J (Kenya), Lucie-Smith, J. (Kenya), Thomas, J. (Kenya)

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from the High Court of Uganda's refusal to issue a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal matter. The Court's appellate jurisdiction is strictly limited by statute to appeals from findings, sentences, or orders made by the High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction. Orders made in revision or refusals to grant habeas corpus in criminal matters are not appealable unless expressly provided by law. The Court relied on both local ordinances and persuasive English authorities, concludi…

Source excerpt

• Habeas Corpus
• Appellate Jurisdiction
• Revision Orders
• Native Courts
• Finality Of Orders