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Simpson v District Council of Nakuru (Cr. App. No. 39-1938)

East African Court of Appeal · [1938] EACA 54 · 1938 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa against conviction directed by the Supreme Court of Kenya on a case stated
Decision
Application for leave to appeal refused

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Holding

The Court held that no appeal lies to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa at this stage. Section 346 of the Criminal Procedure Code gives a right of appeal only from decisions of the Supreme Court in its appellate jurisdiction, which does not include hearing a case stated. Section 364 applies only to persons convicted on trial before the Supreme Court. Since neither condition was satisfied, the application was refused.

Outcome

Application for leave to appeal refused

Facts

Simpson was acquitted by the Resident Magistrate, Nakuru, on two charges under the Traffic Ordinance. The District Council of Nakuru applied for a case stated under section 353 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The Supreme Court remitted the case to the Resident Magistrate with a direction to convict on one charge, the other having been abandoned. The Magistrate imposed a fine of Sh. 101 and ordered Simpson to pay costs. Simpson then applied to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa to be heard on appeal against the conviction and sentence.

Issues

  1. Whether an appeal lies to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa against a conviction directed by the Supreme Court on a case stated, where the Supreme Court had not exercised its appellate jurisdiction and the appellant was not convicted on a trial before the Supreme Court.

Orders

  • Application refused.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.
  • Court noted that the public authority might well decide to forgo costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Criminal Law & Procedure — Appeals — Right of Appeal — Case Stated — Jurisdiction of Court of Appeal
Where the Supreme Court directs a conviction on a case stated, it is not exercising its appellate jurisdiction within the meaning of section 346 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and therefore no appeal lies to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa under that section.
Criminal Law & Procedure — Appeals — Right of Appeal — Trial Before Supreme Court
Section 364 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which gives a right of appeal to persons convicted on trial before the Supreme Court, does not apply where there was no trial before the Supreme Court but rather a conviction directed on a case stated.
Criminal Law & Procedure — Appeals — Jurisdiction — Eastern Africa Court of Appeal
The appellate powers of the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa are derived from Article 2 of the Court of Appeal Order in Council, and the right of appeal must be found in the law for the time being in force in Kenya, namely the Criminal Procedure Code.

Legislation cited (5)

  • Criminal Procedure Code (Kenya) s.346
  • Criminal Procedure Code (Kenya) s.364
  • Criminal Procedure Code (Kenya) s.353
  • Eastern Africa Court of Appeal Order in Council, 1921, Art. 2
  • Traffic Ordinance (Ordinance 26/1928)

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Simpson v District Council of Nakuru (Cr. App. No. 39-1938) [1938] EACA 54 (1 January 1938)
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