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Criminal Law [1949] EACA 42

Shelani v Rex

Shelani v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 172 of 1949) [1949] EACA 42 (1 January 1949)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 172 of 1949
Judge
Edwards CJ, Graham Paul CJ, Gray CJ

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa ordered a retrial after finding an excluded statement to a magistrate should have been proved through the interpreter.

  • Murder
  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Confession Statements
  • Role Of Interpreter
  • Retrial Procedure
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
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Criminal Law [1941] EACA 40

Rex v Edeke

Rex v Edeke (Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 1941) [1941] EACA 40 (1 January 1941)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 1941
Judge
Sheridan, (C.J. Kenya), Webb CJ, Whitley CJ

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa upheld a conviction based on a retracted confession, finding sufficient corroboration and no basis to reject the statement’s admissibility.

  • Retracted Confession
  • Corroboration
  • Admissibility Of Confession
  • Role Of Interpreter
  • Voluntariness Of Confession
  • Retracted-confession
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