Rex v Bulegeya (Criminal Appeal 12-1935.)
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Holding
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa dismissed an appeal against a murder conviction. The court held that the appellant's intoxication did not afford an excuse in law. The court observed that the statutory statement made by the appellant before the Committing Magistrate should have been put in evidence, whether it spoke for or against the appellant, treating it as a statement rather than evidence.
Outcome
Conviction upheld
Facts
The appellant was convicted by the High Court of Tanganyika of murder. In his memorandum of appeal, the appellant submitted that he was drunk at the time of the incident and did not kill the deceased with whose murder he had been charged. The appellant appeared unrepresented before the Court of Appeal.
Issues
- Whether the appellant's intoxication afforded an excuse in law for the killing.
- Whether the statutory statement of the accused before the Committing Magistrate should have been put in evidence.
Orders
- Appeal dismissed.
Rules and key headnotes
Cases cited (1)
- Regina v Gardner [1899] 1 QB 150
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