Uganda Case Law

Hassani v Reginam

Hassani v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. .205 of 1956) [1950] EACA 580 (1 January 1950)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. .205 of 1956

Judge

Briggs, JA, Connell J, Worley, P

The East African Court of Appeal quashed a murder conviction, holding that refusal to testify could not serve as corroboration and counsel’s confidential advice was improperly disclosed.

• Murder
• Corroboration Of Evidence
• Admissibility Of Dying Declarations
• Professional Confidentiality
• Burden Of Proof
• Judicial Misdirection