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Criminal Law [1949] EACA 28

Rex v Hopley

Rex v Hopley (Criminal Appeal No. 229 of 1948) [1949] EACA 28 (1 January 1949)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 229 of 1948
Judge
Edwards CJ, Graham Paul CJ, Nihill P

The East African Court of Appeal reduced a diamond-offences sentence from six years to three, treating police instigation as a relevant mitigating factor.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Police Entrapment
  • Offences Against Property
  • Diamond Industry Protection
  • Mitigation Of Sentence
  • Criminal-sentencing
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