Rex V. Kwaku Owusu Alias James Koomson (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Kwaku Owusu Alias James Koomson (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal law—Murder–Trial with assessors—Findings upon facts evidencing provocation depend upon view of demeanour_ of witnesses. Facts A woman lived with appellant as his, concubine. lie suspected unfaithfulness. She refused to cook for him. They quarrelled. The woman […]
Rex V. Kegham Ohannes Minassian (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Kegham Ohannes Minassian (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Defence Regulations—Propaganda—MisdireCtion—Agents provocatour’ —False evidence. Facts The accused was charged with propaganda contra. Regulation 21 (1) (a) of the Defence Regulations 1939 by endeavouring to influence public opinion in a manner likely to cause despondency. In the Court below […]
Rex V. Yusitfu Kano (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Yusitfu Kano (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Case stated—Section 325 of Criminal Code—Accused convicted mainly upon depositions of witnesses whose attendance could not be procured; made evidence under section 27 of the Coroner’s Ordinance (Cap. 15). The Court below asked the opinion of the Court of […]
Rex V. Joseph Emmanuel Odoi (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Joseph Emmanuel Odoi (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal law—Counts of fraud by false pretence, contra. section 276 of Criminal Code and fraudulent breach of trust contrary to section .27J of the Criminal Code—Discretion of Judge to order separate trials—Border line cases relating to proof of an […]
Rex V. Jonathan Cole (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Jonathan Cole (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal law—Carnal knowledge of girl under thriteen, contrary Appeal from to section 6 of Children’s Ordinance, 1926 (Sierra Leone)— Criminal Corroborative evidence to connect appellant with the crime. Facts Two girls, Degbeh and Jawan, aged thirteen and ten years respectively, […]
Rex V. Isaac Pennington Blake (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Isaac Pennington Blake (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal law—Wounding contrary to section 338 (1) of Criminal-Code—Unprovoked assault—Penknife used in self defence. Facts A Government Medical Officer, believing that the appellant was a person who practised illicit injections, stopped him on the road, and, after asking some […]
Rex V George Payne.
Rex V George Payne. LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal ” of preventing or hindering him from doing an act which he ” was lawfully entitled to do, in a matter unrelated to a trade ” dispute, does not commit an offence within the meaning of ” section 366 of the […]
Rex V. George C. Thomas (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. George C. Thomas (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal ‘law—Libel—Law in force in Sierra Leone as to sentence —Jurisdiction to amend in absence of appeal against sentence. Facts The appellant was convicted in the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone upon three counts of defamatory libel. He was […]
Rex V. Gabriel Joes Nwagbani (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Gabriel Joes Nwagbani (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Stealing by clerk or servant, section 390 (6) Appeal. frontCriminal Code—General deficiency—Conviction quashed.; Accused drew money on vouchers and kept a book showing particulars Court. of outgoings. He was found to be £16 6s 94d short. Held : […]
Rex V. Eku Eyu (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Eku Eyu (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Procedure—Previous conviction. Held : If we had not felt it our duty to quash the convictions we–should High Court. have granted the appellant leave to appeal against the sentences and .then reduced them because their severity appears to have […]