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Rashid and Another v The Queen (Criminal Appeal No. 166 of 1956; Criminal Appeal No. 167 of 1956) [1956] EACA 9 (1 January 1956)
The court upheld convictions for moving maize without a permit, holding that unexplained circumstances can support a probable presumption of guilt.
Rex v Karingu (Criminal Appeal No. 111 of 1948) [1948] EACA 66 (1 January 1948)
The court varied a burglary conviction to theft after finding no evidence of breaking, upheld the 12-month sentence, and discouraged notes added after judgment.
Barton v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 70 of 1941) [1940] EACA 58 (1 January 1940)
The court upheld a theft conviction based on recent possession of a stolen rifle, but reduced the sentence to a fine after finding the original term excessive.
Rex v Mohamed (Cr. App No. 77/1938) [1938] EACA 199 (1 January 1938)
The court held that the prosecution proved the coffee was stolen, that it was in the appellant's possession, and that circumstances supported an inference of receiving and guilty knowledge. The appellant, a licensed coffee dealer, failed to produce his register as required, denied having coffee, and provided a false explanation for possession. The thief's evidence was confirmed by other facts, and the magistrate was justified in accepting it. The presumption of fact against the accused was properly applied, and the appellant failed to provide a satisfactory explanation. The prosecution discha…
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Rex v Achietu (Cr.A. 81/1934.) [1937] EACA 166 (1 January 1937)
The Court of Appeal held that suspicious circumstantial evidence was not enough to prove murder, and quashed the conviction.
