Rex v Tirugurwa
Rex v Tirugurwa (Criminal Appeal No. 153 of 1942) [1943] EACA 10 (1 January 1943)
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa upheld a murder conviction where the accused set fire to a hut knowing someone was probably asleep inside, despite evidence of intoxication.
- Murder
- Arson
- Intoxication
- Malice Aforethought
- Specific Intention
- Penal Code Section 189