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Rex V. Nanwiah Dagarti (1944) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Nanwiah Dagarti (1944) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law and Procedure—Trial with Assessors—MurderJudge’s omission to tell Assessors of benefit of reasonable doubt—Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 261 and 264. Facts Defendant was tried by a Judge sitting with Assessors, to whom, in his . . . Read more

Rex V. Palmer Iyakwe (1944) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Palmer Iyakwe (1944) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Burglary and Stealing—Doctrine of recent possession. Facts The only evidence to connect Palmer Iyakwe with the burglary and stealing being the fact that five months after it he was in possession of stolen shoes . . . Read more

Rex V. Mohammed Bada & Anor (1944) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Mohammed Bada & Anor (1944) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Manslaughter—Two defendants of whom one rightly convicted—Onus to prove the other acted in concert. Facts The 1st Defendant was driving at a great pace, a lorry with a left hand drive, and . . . Read more

Rex V. Lewis Wangara (1944) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Lewis Wangara (1944) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Murder—Insanity—-Onus of proof and degree thereof required—Criminal Code s. 52 Criminal Procedure Code, s.130. Facts Defendant was convicted by a jury of murder and appealed on the ground that the jury were not directed . . . Read more

Rex V. Jeremiah Terry (1944) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Jeremiah Terry (1944) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law. Impetial Statutes (Criminal Law), Adoption Ordinance, 1932—Larceny Act, 1916, s. 2 ; s. 33 (1) ; s. 35—Larceny ; Receiving ; Aiding and abetting larceny—Trial with assessors, under Jurors and Assessors Ordinance., Cap. . . . Read more

Rex V. James Ernest Bandoh (1944) LJR-WACA

Rex V. James Ernest Bandoh (1944) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law and Procedure—Criminal Code, s. 359—Perjury–CriminalProcedure Ordinance, ss. 202, 231—Particulars of offence—West African Court of Appeal Ordinance, s. 10 (1), Proviso. Facts Defendant was convicted of perjury on a count which did not . . . Read more

Rex V. Jackson Akpon Umo & Ors (1944) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Jackson Akpon Umo & Ors (1944) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Murder—Evidence—Admissibility of statements by defendants—Breach of Rule of the Judges’ Rules, as applied to illiterates. Facts In R. v. Afose and others (2 W.A.C.A., 118) the Court laid down the manner . . . Read more

Rex V. Bays Ogumogu (1944) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Bays Ogumogu (1944) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Criminal Code ss. 509 and 135 (a)–Attempt to escape from lawful custody. On the question whether the breaking of the handcuff chain by or with the consent of an unconvicted defendant, with intent to . . . Read more

Rex V. Hammar Dangar (1944) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Hammar Dangar (1944) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Murder or Manslaughter—Homicide in course of unlawful arrest—Criminal Code ss. 317, 319, 283. Facts The defendant had been arrested by the deceased, a Native Authority policeman, and escaped ; on the deceased attempting to . . . Read more

Rex V. Flight-Lieut. Austin Robert Quinn (1944) LJR-WACA

Rex V. Flight-Lieut. Austin Robert Quinn (1944) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Gambia Criminal Code, section 230 (b)—Charge of obstructing police in execution of duty—Entering premises, without search warrant, to investigate—Request to leave—Defence (Protected Places and Areas) Rules, 1941, rule 3 (1) (b)—Police Ordinance, 1916, . . . Read more