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Kitundu v Rex (Cr. App. 64-1930.)

East African Court of Appeal · [1930] EACA 162 · 1930 Conviction Quashed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Criminal appeal from conviction on grounds of misjoinder of charges
Decision
Conviction and sentence quashed; new trial ordered

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Holding

The Court of Appeal held that the phrase 'the same kind' in section 132(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code No. 11 of 1930 must be construed strictly as meaning offences punishable under the same section of the relevant enactment. The conviction and sentence were quashed on the ground that the misjoinder of charges went to the root of the trial, and a new trial was ordered.

Outcome

Conviction and sentence quashed; new trial ordered

Facts

The appellant was convicted following a trial in which three charges were joined under section 132(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code No. 11 of 1930. The provision permitted joinder of three charges in respect of offences of the same kind committed within one year of each other. The appeal challenged the joinder on the ground that the offences charged were not of the same kind.

Issues

  1. Whether three charges of offences 'of the same kind' under section 132(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code may be tried together when the offences are punishable under different sections of the relevant enactment.

Orders

  • Conviction and sentence quashed.
  • New trial ordered.

Rules and key headnotes

Criminal Procedure — Joinder of Charges — Meaning of 'Offences of the Same Kind'
The phrase 'the same kind' in section 132(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code No. 11 of 1930 must be construed strictly as meaning offences punishable under the same section of the relevant enactment.
Criminal Procedure — Misjoinder of Charges — Effect on Conviction
Where charges are improperly joined in contravention of section 132 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the misjoinder goes to the root of the trial and renders the conviction liable to be quashed.

Legislation cited (2)

  • Criminal Procedure Code No. 11 of 1930 s.132
  • Criminal Procedure Code No. 11 of 1930 s.132(a)

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Kitundu v Rex (Cr. App. 64-1930.) [1930] EACA 162 (1 January 1930)
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