Rex V. Zik’s Press Limited (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law and Procedure—Corporation—Conviction for seditious offence—Nigeria Criminal Code, section 51 (1) (c)—Criminal Procedure Ordinance,sections 340 (2) (b) and 363—English Criminal Justice Act, 1925, section 33—Criminal Procedure Ordinance, sections 77 and 72—Information signed byCrown Counsel—Criminal Procedure Ordinance, section 275—Constructionof…

Rex V. Zik’s Press Limited & Ors (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—publishing a Seditious Publication—Nigeria Criminal Code,sections 51 (1) (c) and 52 (2)—Written consent of Attorney-General–CriminalProcedure—Nigeria Criminal Procedure Ordinance, section 72—Procedure on appeal by limited company. The following Joint Judgment was delivered: These are appeals by the…

Rex V. Zenvinula & Ors (1946) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Practice and Procedure—Irregularities in Proceedings at Trial—Trial declared a nullity—West African Court of Appeal Ordinance, section12 (5). Where such irregularities occur in a trial as, in the opinion of the Court, render the trial a nullity, the Court…

Rex V. Robert Benjamin Wuta-ofei (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal LawCriminal Libel—Gold Coast Criminal Code, section 246 (2)-Innuendo–Inadequate consideration of meaning placed by appellant onwords complained of—Jurisdiction. The following judgment was delivered: Verity, C.J. This is an appeal from a conviction for libel contrary to section 246 (2)…

Rex V. Thomas Torto & Ors (1946) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Evidence—Chance medley—Onus of proof. Where A deliberately provokes B in order that he, A, may have an excuse for killing B, should B attack A, A is guilty of murder. The burden of proof is on the…

Rex V. Albert Stephen Tawiah & Ors (1949) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Arson—Criminal Procedure—Trial with assessors—Gold Coast Criminal Procedure Code, sections 276 and 286—Necessity for including the word ” intentionally ” in a charge under the Gold Coast Criminal Code, section 255—Gold Coast Criminal Procedure Code, sections 231,…

Rex V. Richard Pepple & Anor (1949) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law and Procedure—Original plea of not guilty withdrawn byaccused’s Counsel and plea of guilty substituted by Counsel—Nigeria CriminalProcedure Ordinance, sections 215 and 218—Necessity for accused to plead to the charge in person—Nullity of proceedings. Sections 215 and…

Rex V. Samuel AJayi Shodipo (1948) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Procedure—Offence in Abeokuta Magisterial District—Preliminaryenquiry and committal by Magistrate of Lagos Magisterial District—Nigeria Criminal Procedure Ordinance, section 64–Magistrates’ Courts Ordinance,section 26 (1). Where an offence is committed in one Magisterial district, the preliminary enquiry and committal must be…

Rex V. Patrick Osakwe (1948) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Nigeria Criminal Code, section 99. The following judgment was delivered: Ames, Ag. C.J. This is an appeal from a conviction in the Supreme Court of the Ibadan Judicial Division for an offence of extortion by public officers, contrary to…

Rex V. Onitiri (1946) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law–Nigeria Criminal Code, sections 467 and 468—Expert evidence as to forgery by police officer—Evidence Ordinance, sections 56 and 5 (a)—Interpretation of ” writing “—Interpretation Ordinance, section 3—Record of Civil Suit as evidence of uttering—Supreme Court Ordinance, section 62. Cases referred…