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Rex v Singh (Criminal Appeal No. 89 of 1947)

East African Court of Appeal · [1947] EACA 27 · 1947 Appeal Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Criminal appeal from Supreme Court of Kenya decision on sentence, following withdrawal of appeal against conviction
Decision
Appeal dismissed as barred by statute

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Holding

Where an appellant withdrew his appeal against conviction in the Supreme Court and confined his appeal to sentence only, and the Supreme Court accordingly limited its order to the sentence appeal, any further appeal to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa against both conviction and sentence is barred by section 360 of the Kenya Criminal Procedure Code. The right of appeal is limited to matters actually determined by the lower appellate court.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed as barred by statute

Facts

The appellant was convicted and sentenced in the Resident Magistrate's Court. He appealed to the Supreme Court of Kenya against both conviction and sentence. During the Supreme Court proceedings, the appellant withdrew his appeal against conviction and proceeded only on the appeal against sentence. The Supreme Court reduced his sentence. The appellant then attempted to appeal to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa against both conviction and sentence.

Issues

  1. Whether an appeal to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa lies against both conviction and sentence where the appellant withdrew the appeal against conviction in the lower appellate court and that court confined its order to sentence only.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed as misconceived and not entertained by the Court.

Rules and key headnotes

Criminal Procedure — Appeals — Scope of Appellate Jurisdiction — Withdrawal of Grounds
Where an appellant withdraws a ground of appeal in a lower appellate court and that court confines its order to the remaining grounds, the appellant cannot subsequently appeal to a higher court on the withdrawn ground, as the lower appellate court made no determination on that ground.
Criminal Procedure Code — Section 360 Kenya — Right of Appeal — Limitation
Section 360 of the Kenya Criminal Procedure Code bars an appeal to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa where the lower appellate court has confined its order to a specific ground of appeal, such as sentence only, and the appellant seeks to appeal on grounds not determined by that court.

Legislation cited (1)

  • Kenya Criminal Procedure Code s.360

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Rex v Singh (Criminal Appeal No. 89 of 1947) [1947] EACA 27 (1 January 1947)
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