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Criminal Law [1933] EACA 18

Rex v Nyawa (Cr. App. 42/1933.)

Rex v Nyawa (Cr. App. 42/1933.) [1933] EACA 18 (1 January 1933)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Cr. App. 42/1933.
Judge
Abrahams CJ, Ag P (Uganda), Sheridan, C.J. (Tanganyika)

The court dismissed a criminal appeal, holding that even without the wife's evidence the conviction was supported. It also said the Crown should prove a wife's status before admitting her testimony.

  • Evidence Admissibility
  • Spousal Testimony
  • Native Customary Marriage
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Evidence-admissibility
  • Spousal-testimony
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Criminal Law [1929] EACA 134

Robin v Rex (Cr.. App. 3/1929.)

Robin v Rex (Cr.. App. 3/1929.) [1929] EACA 134 (1 January 1929)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Cr.. App. 3/1929.
Judge
Guthrie-Smith, J. (Uganda), Muir Mackenzie, J. (Tanganyika), Sheridan, Actg. C.J. (Kenya)

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa quashed a murder conviction, holding that a wife in a native polygamous marriage could testify against her husband, and excluding a disputed post-stabbing statement.

  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Spousal Testimony
  • Native Customary Marriage
  • Murder
  • Dying Declarations
  • Spousal-testimony
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