Uganda Case Law

Mbago v Rex (Cr. App. 9/1929.)

Mbago v Rex (Cr. App. 9/1929.) [1929] EACA 136 (1 January 1929)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Cr. App. 9/1929.

Judge

Griffin C.J. (Uganda),, Muir Mackenzie, J. (Tanganyika), Sheridan, Actg. C.J. (Kenya)

The Court of Appeal held that a confession should be tendered only after other evidence, found the challenged confession inadmissible, but upheld the murder conviction on other evidence.

• Confession Admissibility
• Voluntariness Of Confession
• Role Of Chief In Criminal Procedure
• Evidence Of Admissions
• Procedure For Tendering Confessions
• Confession-admissibility