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Rex v Ilula (Criminal Appeal No. 181 of 1941)

East African Court of Appeal · [1941] EACA 92 · 1941 Appeal Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Criminal appeal from conviction and sentence by magistrate exercising extended jurisdiction
Decision
Appeal rejected; matter may be pursued in High Court if appellant wishes

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Holding

The Court held it had no jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from a sentence imposed by a magistrate exercising extended jurisdiction, except where a death sentence has been confirmed by the High Court. The proper procedure is to appeal to the High Court. The appeal was rejected for lack of jurisdiction.

Outcome

Appeal rejected; matter may be pursued in High Court if appellant wishes

Facts

The appellant was convicted of rape by a magistrate sitting in the exercise of extended jurisdiction. The conviction and sentence were stated to have been confirmed by the High Court of Uganda, though no order or copy of the order was forwarded to the Court of Appeal. The appellant appealed directly to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa from the magistrate's sentence of imprisonment and corporal punishment.

Issues

  1. Whether there is a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa from a sentence imposed by a magistrate exercising extended jurisdiction on a charge of rape.

Orders

  • Appeal rejected for lack of jurisdiction.
  • Court suggested that if the accused desires to appeal to the High Court, the appeal should be accepted out of time due to probable misdirection by the magistrate.

Rules and key headnotes

Criminal Procedure — Right of Appeal — Appeal from Magistrate Exercising Extended Jurisdiction
There is no right of appeal to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa from a sentence imposed by a magistrate exercising extended jurisdiction except in cases where a death sentence has been confirmed by the High Court.
Criminal Procedure — Right of Appeal — Proper Appellate Forum
The proper procedure for appealing a conviction and sentence by a magistrate exercising extended jurisdiction is to appeal to the High Court, not directly to the Court of Appeal.
Judicial Review — Appellate Jurisdiction — Limits on Court of Appeal Jurisdiction
Section 18 of the Criminal Procedure Code does not provide a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal from sentences imposed by a Special Court other than death sentences.

Legislation cited (1)

  • Criminal Procedure Code s.18

Cases cited (2)

  • Rex v Jwisi slo Marwa (1933) 15 KLR 97
  • Rex v Jurna Mayenga (1934) 1 EACA 109

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Rex v Ilula (Criminal Appeal No. 181 of 1941) [1941] EACA 92 (1 January 1941)
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