REX
V.
SOLOMON OLUA

JELR 81047 (WACA)

West Africa Court of Appeal · West Africa [For WACA cases]
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1943 9 WACA 30-32

CORAM

COR. KINGDON, C.J., BUTLER LLOYD AND FRANCIS, JJ.

Core Terms ^Beta

attempt

conviction

section

cow

influence

offence

promise

person

substantive offence

criminal code

okoli ugu

court

facts

native tribunal

tribunal

court members

illegal means

members

particulars

records

trial judge

1st count

2nd count

accepting reward

anike native

assistant judge

c.c

coco yams

counts

enugu-onitsha division of the high court

enugu-onitsha judicial division

learned trial judge

personal influence

public servant

second count

true records

KINGDON, C.J., NIGERIA, BUTLER LLOYD AND FRANCIS, JJ. In this case the appellant was charged before John, Assistant Judge, sitting in the Enugu-Onitsha Division of the High Court at Awgu upon the following two counts:-

“1st Count.-C.C 115.-Accepting reward to influence members “of native tribunal. “Particulars.-In that the accused during the month of May, “1940 at Anike in the Enugu-Onitsha Judicial Division accepted a “cow valued two pounds from Okoli Ugu for himself to induce by “corrupt or illegal means or by personal influence the Anike Native “ Court not to imprison Okoli Ugu. “2nd Count.-C.C. 404 (1) (a) Public servant demanding property. “Particulars.-In that the accused at the same time and place “being a Native Court scribe of the Anike Native Court corruptly “and under cover of his employment took a cow valued two pounds “from Okoli Ugu.” He was acquitted ou the second count on the ground that evidence that he was employed as a Court scribe to the Anike Native Court was not …

REX V. SOLOMON OLUA

REX
V.
SOLOMON OLUA