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Churia v Regina (Criminal Appeal No. 1774 of 1953) [1953] EACA 22 (1 January 1953)

Churia v Regina (Criminal Appeal No. 1774 of 1953) [1953] EACA 22 (1 January 1953)
Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies
Citation
Churia v Regina (Criminal Appeal No. 1774 of 1953) [1953] EACA 22 (1 January 1953)
Media Neutral Citation
[1953] EACA 22
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 1774 of 1953
Judges
Hearne CJ, De Lestang J
Judgment date
1 January 1953
Language
English
Type
Judgment
Summary
Flynote

Criminal Law-Penal Code-Section 71 (a)-Being a member of the Mau Mau society-Section 71 (b)-Knowingly allowing a meeting of an unlawful society to be held in a house-Evidence-Risk of convicting on evidence of one eye-witness-Accomplice-Danger of conviction on uncorroborated evidence of-Whether burden of proof shifted to defence-Criminal Law and Procedure-Defective particulars of charge-Misleading particulars.

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