[1949] EACA 39
The Court held that the first appellate court was empowered by section 354(1)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code to enhance the sentence. Since the enhancement was within the court's legal authority and did not involve any illegality, no question of law arose from the enhancement. Consequently, under section 360...
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- Citation
- [1949] EACA 39
- Parties
- Appellant: Kassamali Jamal; Respondent: Rex
- Court
- East African Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Uganda
- Case Number
- Criminal Appeal No. 96 of 1949
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal From Enhancement of Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Judges
- Graham Paul CJ, Gray CJ, Nihill, C.J
- Legal Topics
- Enhancement of Sentence, Appeal Rights, Criminal Procedure, Jurisdiction of Appellate Court
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Kassamali Jamal
Appellant
Rex
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal From Enhancement of Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether an appeal lies to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa against an order of sentence enhancement by the first appellate court.
- 2 Whether the enhancement of sentence by the first appellate court was lawful under the Criminal Procedure Code.
Ratio Decidendi
The Court held that the first appellate court was empowered by section 354(1)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code to enhance the sentence. Since the enhancement was within the court's legal authority and did not involve any illegality, no question of law arose from the enhancement. Consequently, under section 360 of the Criminal Procedure Code, no appeal lies to the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa against such an enhancement of sentence. The appeal was therefore dismissed for want of jurisdiction on this point.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- The appeal against enhancement of sentence is dismissed.
Full Case Text
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## COURT OF APPEAL FOR EASTERN AFRICA
## Before SIR BARCLAY NIHILL, C. J. (Kenya), SIR G. GRAHAM PAUL, C. J. (Tanganyika), and Sir John Gray, C. J. (Zanzibar)
KASSAMALI JAMAL, Appellant (Original Accused)
REX, Respondent (Original Prosecutor) Criminal Appeal No. 96 of 1949
(Appeal from decision of H. M. Supreme Court of Kenya-BARTLEY and MODERA, JJ.)
Enhancement of sentence by Court of Appeal—Whether appealable to Court of Appeal of Eastern Africa.
Part of the judgment is reported as to the point referred to in the headnote.
JUDGMENT (25-7-49) (delivered by SIR G. GRAHAM PAUL, C. J.).—As regards sentence, there was an appeal against sentence in the first Appeal decided to enhance the sentence. Under sec-Court and that Court tion 354 (1) (a) (ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code, the first Appeal Court had the power to enhance the sentence. There was nothing illegal in that and therefore in the appeal to this Court against the enhancement no matter of law is involved and therefore under section 360 of the Criminal Procedure Code the appeal against the enhancement does not lie and is consequently dismissed.