Uganda Case Law

Rex v Tirugurwa

Rex v Tirugurwa (Criminal Appeal No. 153 of 1942) [1943] EACA 10 (1 January 1943)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 153 of 1942

Judge

Lucie-Smith Ag CJ (Kenya), Sheridan CJ, Whitley CJ

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa upheld a murder conviction where the accused set fire to a hut knowing someone was probably asleep inside, despite evidence of intoxication.

• Murder
• Arson
• Intoxication
• Malice Aforethought
• Specific Intention
• Penal Code Section 189