Rex V. Ezeocha (1946) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Manslaughter by negligence—Unlicensed person administeringinjections—Degree of negligence necessary to constitute manslaughter. If a person takes upon himself the responsibility of attending to a patient when he is not qualified for the purpose and uses a dangerous drug, he is bound…

Rex V. Anthony Enahoro (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Inciting to Mutiny—Nigeria Criminal Code, sections 44 (a)and 45 (b) distinguished—Meaning of ” advisedly “—Sentence—Previous conviction for different class of offence—Reduction of sentence. Section 44 (a) of the Criminal Code creates the offence of deliberately attempting to seduce members…

Rex V. Emmanuel Yao Boateng (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Misdirection as to statement to police implicating appellant—Other evidencegiven to same effect—No miscarriage of justice. The following judgment was delivered : Harragin, C.J. There is no substance in any of the grounds of appeal as submitted by the appellant,…

Rex V. Udo Unwa Ekpo & Ors (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Procedure—Absence from record of formal finding. Facts In the course of his judgment at the trial of the three appellants for murder, the trial Judge said ” I do not propose to deal in detail with…

Rex V. Udo Aka Eka Ebong (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Confession—Nigeria Evidence Ordinance, sections 26 and 27—Admissibility—Weight of evidence. The facts are sufficiently set out in the judgment. Case referred to: (1) R. v. Baldry, 5 Cox C.C. 523; 21 L.J.M.C. 130; 19 L.T.O.S. 146; 16 J.P.…

Rex V. Thom Dogo & Ors (1949) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Murder—Provocation—Nigeria Criminal Code, sections 316(3) and 317. Facts The deceased was tied to a post and thereafter subjected to ill-treatment, including blows with fists and sticks delivered by all four appellants, and to kicks from the fourth…

Rex V. Albert Dogbe Alias Togbe (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law and Procedure—Murder—View of locus in quo—Procedurethereat—Evidence thereof—Admissibility—Evidence of wife of appellant-Admissibility—Gold Coast Criminal Procedure Code, sections 116, 117 and 123. Facts Where an inspection of the focus in quo is carried out, each of the witnesses…

Rex V. Francis Olu Coker (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Official Secrets Act, section 2 (2)—” Receipt “—OfficialSecrets Act, section 2 (1) (b). Where a secret official document is left on the doorstep of a house and is picked up and retained by the occupier he does not…

Rex V. Emmanuel Addutei Brown (1949) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Libel—Privilege–Non-direction. In a trial for libel contrary to section 246 (2) of the Gold Coast Criminal Code the trial Court must specifically direct itself (or the jury or assessors) on the question of privilege. Case referred to :…

Rex V. Elias Bamin (1946) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Defence Regulations (Sierra Leone)—.Regulation No. 26A—Possession ofproperty reasonably suspected of having been stolen—Trial Judge’s directionto Assessors—Quantum of proof that possession by accused was lawful—Discharge of that onus—Sentence. Facts The appellant appealed against his conviction for having in his possession property…