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Tujunirwe v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 26 of 2006) [2014] UGCA 81 (30 April 2014)
The Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge to a defilement conviction, upheld the 16-year sentence, and rejected arguments based on alibi and missing witness evidence.
Rex v Said (Criminal Appeal No. 76 of 1945) [1945] EACA 18 (1 January 1945)
The Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction based on a dying declaration corroborated by circumstantial evidence, despite gaps caused by missing prosecution witnesses.
Rex v Kurji (Criminal Appeal No. 55 of 1940) [1940] EACA 16 (1 January 1940)
The court held that the evidence of the assault on the deceased's brother was admissible as part of the res gestae because the two acts were so closely connected as to form part of the same transaction. The utterances and actions of the accused immediately before the murder were relevant to establishing motive and opportunity. The court further found that the admission of the two prosecution witnesses was proper under the proviso to section 284 of the Zanzibar Criminal Procedure Code, as the prosecution only became aware of their evidence on the day they were called. Even if the admission had…
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Rex v Poki (Cr. App. No. 68/1939) [1939] EACA 132 (1 January 1939)
The Court of Appeal held that a sketch plan should not have been admitted without evidence from Erinesti or another knowledgeable witness identifying the locations.
