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Criminal Law [1955] EACA 344

Kisiangani v Reginam

Kisiangani v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. 985 of 1954) [1955] EACA 344 (1 January 1955)

The Court set aside a conviction because the District Commissioner who consented to prosecute later tried the same case, undermining the appearance of impartial justice.

  • Unlawful Societies
  • Prosecutorial Consent
  • Judicial Impartiality
  • Penal Code Section 71
  • Penal Code Section 72
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal Law [1953] EACA 22

Churia v Regina

Churia v Regina (Criminal Appeal No. 1774 of 1953) [1953] EACA 22 (1 January 1953)

The appeal succeeded because the charge was misleading, the burden of proof had been wrongly shifted, and the conviction rested on unsafe accomplice evidence.

  • Unlawful Societies
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Defective Charge Particulars
  • Accomplice Evidence
  • Corroboration
  • Penal Code Section 71
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Criminal Law [1953] EACA 41

Gathoga and Another v Regina

Gathoga and Another v Regina (Criminal Appeals Nos. 1696 and 1699 of 1953 (consolidated)) [1953] EACA 41 (1 January 1953)

The court quashed convictions for membership in an unlawful society, holding that an accused cannot be convicted on irrelevant evidence without particulars.

  • Illegal Societies
  • Unlawful Oath
  • Penal Code Section 62
  • Penal Code Section 71
  • Evidence Relevance
  • Particulars Of Offence
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