Uganda Case Law

Parmar v The Queen

Parmar v The Queen (Criminal Appeal No. 182 of 1956) [1956] EACA 23 (1 January 1956)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 182 of 1956

Judge

Rudd J

The court held that although the police officers may have been justified in entering the shop to investigate a suspected offence under the Shop Hours Ordinance, they lacked the requisite authorization from an officer in charge of a police station as required by section 15(2) of the Ordinance. Once the appellant, as the shop owner, requested them to leave, their continued presence rendered them trespassers. Consequently, the sergeant was not acting in the execution of his duty at the time he was pushed out of the shop. Therefore, the appellant could not be convicted of obstructing a police off…

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• Obstruction Of Police
• Execution Of Duty
• Trespass
• Shop Hours Regulation

Hon. Attorney General v Long

Hon. Attorney General v Long (Criminal Appeal No. 725 of 1951) [1952] EACA 309 (1 January 1952)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 725 of 1951

Judge

Bourke J, Hearne CJ

The court held that police could rely on reasonable suspicion under section 22(2) without being near the premises, but upheld the respondent’s acquittal on both counts.

• Police Powers
• Search Without Warrant
• Reasonable Suspicion
• Obstruction Of Police
• Common Assault
• Criminal-law

Rex v Wambugu and Another

Rex v Wambugu and Another (Criminal Appeals Nos. 9 and 10 of 1951 (Consolidated)) [1951] EACA 167 (1 January 1951)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeals Nos. 9 and 10 of 1951 (Consolidated)

Judges

Lockhart-Smith, Ag. VP, Nihill P, Worley VP

The Court of Appeal upheld substituted convictions for common assault and dismissed the appellants’ challenge to sentence and procedure.

• Common Assault
• Obstruction Of Police
• Aiding Escape
• Sentencing
• Procedural Irregularity
• Common-assault

Kiulu v Rex

Kiulu v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 504 of 1949 .) [1950] EACA 64 (1 January 1950)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 504 of 1949 .

Judge

De Lestang J

The East African Court of Appeal dismissed a criminal appeal, holding that procedural irregularities did not cause a miscarriage of justice.

• Trial Irregularities
• Right Of Address
• Re Examination
• Reading Back Evidence
• Obstruction Of Police
• Theft Of Police Property

Rex v Kavango (Cr. R. 80/1931.)

Rex v Kavango (Cr. R. 80/1931.) [1931] EACA 33 (1 January 1931)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Cr. R. 80/1931.

Judge

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

The court held that police could seize cattle suspected under the Diseases of Animals Ordinance, and that refusing instructions and arguing amounted to obstruction.

• Obstruction Of Police
• Diseases Of Animals
• Statutory Powers
• Constructive Obstruction
• Obstruction-of-police
• Criminal-revision

Rex v Puri (Cr. R. 8/1931.)

Rex v Puri (Cr. R. 8/1931.) [1931] EACA 30 (1 January 1931)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Cr. R. 8/1931.

Judge

Barth CJ, Dickinson, J

The court quashed a conviction for obstructing police, holding there was no lawful search warrant and therefore no offence had been committed.

• Obstruction Of Police
• Search And Seizure
• Criminal Procedure
• Police Powers
• Obstruction-of-police
• Search-and-seizure