Uganda Case Law

Rex v Kaguru

Rex v Kaguru (Criminal Appeal No. 4 of 1946) [1946] EACA 64 (1 January 1946)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 4 of 1946

Judge

De Lestang, Ag. J, Sheridan CJ

The East African Court of Appeal held that the evidence did not prove assault on a police officer, and that the combined charge was duplicitous. The appeal was allowed and the accused acquitted.

• Assault
• Obstruction Of Police Officer
• Duplicity Of Charge
• Penal Code Section 247b
• Criminal Evidence
• Sentencing