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Criminal Law [1936] EACA 139

Rex v Mwamere (Cr. App. No. 70/1936)

Rex v Mwamere (Cr. App. No. 70/1936) [1936] EACA 139 (1 January 1936)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Cr. App. No. 70/1936
Judge
Lane, Ag. J, Sheridan CJ

The East African Court of Appeal quashed Atanas s/o Mwamere’s conviction for insufficiently particular charges and uncorroborated accomplice evidence.

  • Framing Of Charges
  • Accomplice Evidence
  • Corroboration Requirements
  • Plea Interpretation
  • Framing-of-charges
  • Accomplice-evidence
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Criminal Law [1935] EACA 87

Rex v Alimunya

Rex v Alimunya (Criminal Appeal 39/1935.) [1935] EACA 87 (1 January 1935)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal 39/1935.
Judge
Hall, C.J. (Uganda), Sheridan, P, Webb, J

The Court of Appeal held that a retracted confession is unsafe unless corroborated in material particulars, and the accused’s arraignment statement did not provide corroboration.

  • Retracted Confession
  • Corroboration Of Confession
  • Murder Trial
  • Evidentiary Value
  • Plea Interpretation
  • Retracted-confession
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