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Criminal Law [1952] EACA 319

Gichinga v Regina

Gichinga v Regina (Criminal Appeal No. 738 of 1951) [1952] EACA 319 (1 January 1952)

The court held that the appellant’s guilty plea to arson was not unequivocal because the facts did not clearly show the burning was unlawful. Conviction quashed and retrial ordered.

  • Arson
  • Unequivocal Plea
  • Ownership Of Property
  • Unlawful Act
  • Endangerment
  • Retrial
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Criminal Law [1952] EACA 320

Ishmael v Regina

Ishmael v Regina (Criminal Appeal No. .51 of 1952) [1952] EACA 320 (1 January 1952)

The appeal succeeded. The court held the plea on the first count was not unequivocal and ruled that the second count did not apply to a Somali from British Somaliland.

  • Voluntarily Unemployed Persons
  • Unequivocal Plea
  • Definition Of Adult Male
  • Permit Requirements
  • Jurisdiction Over Somali Nationals
  • Unequivocal-plea
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