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Rex v Nandrup (Criminal Appeal No. 239 of 1944 (Case Stated)) [1945] EACA 60 (1 January 1945)
The court held that a magistrate could not acquit a European accused without first conducting the preliminary inquiry required by the Criminal Procedure Code.
Rex v Nyakililo (Cr. App. No. 89 of 1938.) [1938] EACA 116 (1 January 1938)
Appeal against a murder conviction raised a point on certification of a preliminary-inquiry statement under Uganda’s Criminal Procedure Code section 217(4). The Court dismissed the appeal.
Rex v Mtata (Cr. App. No. 137 of 1938.) [1938] EACA 141 (1 January 1938)
The Court of Appeal held that prosecutors need not call every witness from the preliminary inquiry, so long as the witness is available to the defence.
Rex v Kirundi (Cr. App. 117/1933.) [1937] EACA 65 (1 January 1937)
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that an accused’s statement was inadmissible because it was not properly certified under section 219(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Rex v Biagan (Cr. Case No. 48/1936) [1936] EACA 142 (1 January 1936)
The court held that only a statement made at the second preliminary inquiry, which led to committal, was admissible. The first inquiry statement was excluded.
Rex v Tucha (Cr. Conf. Case No. 550/1936) [1936] EACA 137 (1 January 1936)
The court confirmed a sentence for grievous bodily harm but stressed that serious injuries suggesting attempted murder should begin with a preliminary inquiry.
