Rex V. Anthony Enahoro (1947) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Anthony Enahoro (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Inciting to Mutiny—Nigeria Criminal Code, sections 44 (a)and 45 (b) distinguished—Meaning of ” advisedly “—Sentence—Previous conviction for different class of offence—Reduction of sentence. Section 44 (a) of the Criminal Code creates the offence of deliberately attempting to seduce members […]

Rex V. Emmanuel Yao Boateng (1947) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Emmanuel Yao Boateng (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Misdirection as to statement to police implicating appellant—Other evidencegiven to same effect—No miscarriage of justice. The following judgment was delivered : Harragin, C.J. There is no substance in any of the grounds of appeal as submitted by the appellant, […]

Rex V. Udo Unwa Ekpo & Ors (1947) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Udo Unwa Ekpo & Ors (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Procedure—Absence from record of formal finding. Facts In the course of his judgment at the trial of the three appellants for murder, the trial Judge said ” I do not propose to deal in detail with […]

Rex V. Udo Aka Eka Ebong (1947) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Udo Aka Eka Ebong (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Confession—Nigeria Evidence Ordinance, sections 26 and 27—Admissibility—Weight of evidence. The facts are sufficiently set out in the judgment. Case referred to: (1) R. v. Baldry, 5 Cox C.C. 523; 21 L.J.M.C. 130; 19 L.T.O.S. 146; 16 J.P. […]

Rex V. Thom Dogo & Ors (1949) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Thom Dogo & Ors (1949) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Murder—Provocation—Nigeria Criminal Code, sections 316(3) and 317. Facts The deceased was tied to a post and thereafter subjected to ill-treatment, including blows with fists and sticks delivered by all four appellants, and to kicks from the fourth […]

Rex V. Albert Dogbe Alias Togbe (1947) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Albert Dogbe Alias Togbe (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law and Procedure—Murder—View of locus in quo—Procedurethereat—Evidence thereof—Admissibility—Evidence of wife of appellant-Admissibility—Gold Coast Criminal Procedure Code, sections 116, 117 and 123. Facts Where an inspection of the focus in quo is carried out, each of the witnesses […]

Rex V. Francis Olu Coker (1947) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Francis Olu Coker (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Official Secrets Act, section 2 (2)—” Receipt “—OfficialSecrets Act, section 2 (1) (b). Where a secret official document is left on the doorstep of a house and is picked up and retained by the occupier he does not […]

Rex V. Emmanuel Addutei Brown (1949) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Emmanuel Addutei Brown (1949) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Libel—Privilege–Non-direction. In a trial for libel contrary to section 246 (2) of the Gold Coast Criminal Code the trial Court must specifically direct itself (or the jury or assessors) on the question of privilege. Case referred to : […]