Rex V. Matthias Enema (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Matthias Enema (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal law and procedure—Failure to call material witness—The appellant (charged with Stealing, contra. section 390 (5) of the Criminal Code) in the Magistrate’s Court gave a name as a witness whom he wished to call: he was not called. Conviction […]
Rex V. Mathew Ojo & Ors (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Mathew Ojo & Ors (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Appellants convicted of taking part in a riot contra. section 71 of Criminal Code—Appeal on ground that since third accused was acquitted the information was left without any averment of one of the essentials of a riot, namely, […]
Rex V. Kweku Mensah & Anor (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Kweku Mensah & Anor (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Murder—Abetment—Section 47 (1) of Criminal Code. Facts [Three soldiers in company killed a man. Two accused were found guilty but the third soldier was not before the Court and his identity was unknown. There was inconclusive evidence of […]
Rex V. Kofi Boateno Alias Ebenezer Alfred Boateng (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Kofi Boateno Alias Ebenezer Alfred Boateng (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Conviction for receiving—Another accused pleaded Guilty to the Stealing—Question-s between stolen articles and those found in accused’s possession—No identification of articles—sections 27, 29 and 43 of Criminal Code—Was evidence 61 circumstances of receiving sufficient proof that […]
Rex V. George Kuree (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. George Kuree (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Rape—Improbability of story of Prosecution—Trial Judge satisfied of truth of story—Duty of Prosecution to place before the Court all available relevant evidence—Trial Juelige himself has discretion to call a witness—Prosecution must prove connection and force—witness able to .corroborate girl’s and […]
Rex V. Kanu Ezuma (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Kanu Ezuma (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Fabricating evidence contra. Section 120 (1) Criminal Code—Conviction for “counselling or procuring the commission of perjury “—Section specially excludes. Held : Appeal allowed, conviction quashed. There is no need to set out the facts, Appellant not present. C. TV. Reece […]
Rex v. Kalu Ukoha & Anor (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex v. Kalu Ukoha & Anor (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Conviction for contempt of Court for lying and prevaricating contra. Appeal fro msection 41 ( 1) (b) of Criminal Procedure Ordinance—Provisions conyiFtionof section 42 of that Ordinance not observed—Accused not tile’ given opportunity to say anything in answer […]
Rex V. John Oni Akerele (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. John Oni Akerele (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Appeal against sentence of im pri►onment for .mnuslaughter-againstsentence ofHeld : Appeal allowed as accused did not deliberately set out to breakHigh Court. the law or harm a fellow being. There is no need to set out the facts….„ C. […]
Rex V. John Oni Akerele (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. John Oni Akerele (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Medical Practitioner—Injections—Convicted of manslaughter and reckless or negligent acts contra. sections 325 and 345 (1) ( f) of the Criminal Code—Incorrect form of committal for trial vide section 23 of the Coroners Ordinance—Technicality only—Evidence of deaths of other persons […]
Rex V. Joseph Afolabi Lagos (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Joseph Afolabi Lagos (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Murder—Accused taken to scene of crime before formally charged Appeal from—Special circumstances—Admission of evidence as to. what mnvictianby Supremohappened on that occasion—is accused’s silence sufficient cowl. corroboration of accomplice’s evidence 7–Jury not directed to consider whether by his silence […]