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Criminal Law [1948] EACA 60

Rex v Ngechu

Rex v Ngechu (Criminal Appeal No. 70 of 1948) [1948] EACA 60 (1 January 1948)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 70 of 1948
Judge
Nihill P

The court upheld a guilty plea conviction but reduced sentence, holding that previous convictions cannot be relied on from a magistrate’s personal knowledge alone.

  • Proof Of Previous Convictions
  • Sentencing Procedure
  • Traffic Offences
  • Guilty Plea
  • Absence Of Accused
  • Proof-of-previous-convictions
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