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Rex v Kirur and Another (Revision Case No. 118 of 1942)

East African Court of Appeal · [1942] EACA 86 · 1942 Revision Allowed — Accused Released AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Criminal revision from magistrate's court concerning conviction without sentence
Decision
Accused released from custody

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Holding

Where a magistrate proceeds to conviction but does not proceed to sentence, the conviction stands as a bar to further proceedings. The magistrate's successor cannot proceed to sentence the accused, nor can further proceedings be taken for the same offence. The accused must be released from custody.

Outcome

Accused released from custody

Facts

A magistrate, Mr. Carnelley, proceeded to conviction of the accused but did not proceed to sentence. The magistrate who followed him at Kisumu, Sir Howard Elphinstone, attempted to proceed to sentence the accused on the conviction recorded by his predecessor. The matter came before the court on revision to determine whether the successor magistrate had jurisdiction to sentence and whether further proceedings could be taken for the same offence.

Issues

  1. Whether a magistrate's successor can proceed to sentence an accused where the first magistrate proceeded to conviction but not to sentence.
  2. Whether further proceedings can be taken for the same offence where a conviction stands without sentence.

Orders

  • The magistrate's successor cannot proceed to sentence the accused.
  • Further proceedings cannot be taken for the same offence against the accused.
  • The accused are directed to be released from custody.

Rules and key headnotes

Criminal Procedure — Conviction and Sentence — Conviction Without Sentence — Effect
If a magistrate proceeds to conviction but not to sentence, the conviction stands and the magistrate's successor cannot proceed to sentence nor can further proceedings be taken for the same offence.
Criminal Procedure — Conviction as Bar to Further Proceedings — Double Jeopardy
Where a conviction stands, it operates as a bar to further proceedings for the same offence, even where no sentence has been imposed.

Cases cited (1)

  • Frank Sheridan, 26 Cr. App. Rep. 1

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Rex v Kirur and Another (Revision Case No. 118 of 1942) [1942] EACA 86 (1 January 1942)
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