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Criminal Law [1945] EACA 56

Rex v Ahmed

Rex v Ahmed (Criminal Appeal No. 22 of 1945) [1945] EACA 56 (1 January 1945)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 22 of 1945
Judge
Bartley J, Sheridan CJ

The court upheld a conviction for possession of native spirituous liquor, holding that the accused bore the statutory onus of proving lack of knowledge.

  • Possession Of Illicit Liquor
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Mens Rea
  • Native Liquor Legislation
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Mens-rea
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Criminal Law [1940] EACA 63

Ikandi v Rex

Ikandi v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 174 of 1941) [1940] EACA 63 (1 January 1940)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 174 of 1941
Judge
Bartley J, Sheridan CJ

The court held that undistilled Nubian gin was not “native spirituous liquor” under the ordinance, so the first-count conviction could not stand.

  • Possession Of Illicit Liquor
  • Interpretation Of Statutory Definitions
  • Native Liquor Regulation
  • Criminal-law
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Liquor-offences
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