Uganda Case Law

Rex v Omenyi and Others (Consolidated Criminal Appeals Nos. 18 to 28 of 1943)

Rex v Omenyi and Others (Consolidated Criminal Appeals Nos. 18 to 28 of 1943) [1943] EACA 25 (1 January 1943)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Consolidated Criminal Appeals Nos. 18 to 28 of 1943

Judge

Hayden J, Sheridan CJ, Wilson ACJ

The Court of Appeal upheld murder convictions of 11 appellants, holding that evidence supported a common intention to kill despite identification challenges and a superstition-based motive.

• Murder
• Common Intention
• Identification Evidence
• Superstition As Motive
• Penal Code Section 22
• Mistake Of Fact