Rex V. Modus Wray (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Modus Wray (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Conviction for Manslaughter—Severity of Sentence of fifteen years imprisonment on simple instance of violence. Held : Too severe, sentence quashed and lesser sentence substituted. There is no need to set out the facts. E. S. Beoku Betts for Crown. S. […]
Rex V. Obi Bekum & Ors (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Obi Bekum & Ors (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Robbery contra. section 402 of the Criminal. Code—Essentially dilerent from Robbery under English law—Necessity for corroboration of accomplice’s evidence—Corroboration required as to violence used and the purpose of it and that the crime was actually committed—Circumstantial evidence sufficient. […]
Rex V. Mensah Akoto (1941) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Mensah Akoto (1941) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Murder—Unsworn evidence of 2 infer pts of 3/4 andyearsrespectively—SPction 17 (3) of Cap. 206—Corroboration required and nature of corroboration necessary-;-111.-will of witness corroborating may render it insufficient—Other corroboration. Held : Jury properly directed, ample corroboration and appeal dismissed. There is […]
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 […]