Afumu and Another v Regina (Criminal Appeals Nos. 625 and 626 of 1953) [1953] EACA 50 (1 January 1953)

Criminal Law and Procedure—Criminal Procedure Code, section 193—Absence
of accused during his trial—Accused's advocate present—Section 99, Criminal.
Procedure Code—Whether magistrate could have dispensed with presence of
accused—Whether trial illegal—Effect of section '381 Criminal Procedure' Code—Whether applicable—Propriety of magistrate importing own experi-
ence in absence of evidence to assess sentence.