Circumstantial evidence is like a chain of evidence that must lead to the guilt of the accused. This was held in a Court of Criminal…
MMA EditorAugust 7, 2022
The defence of impossibility in criminal proceedings does not eliminate criminal responsibility. This was held in a Court of Criminal Appeal judgment presided by Mr…
MMA EditorAugust 1, 2021
The crime of usury take place even before the transaction, but upon the agreement that the repayment or reward would be higher than 8%
MMA EditorJanuary 10, 2021
The Court must examine whether at the time of the commission of the crime, the accused could have resisted from carrying out the offence.
MMA EditorDecember 13, 2020
For the accused to be found guilty on the basis of the testimony of one witness, the prosecution must prove that such testimony is safe…
MMA EditorDecember 20, 2019
The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence under Article 3(d) defines ‘Gender-based violence against women’ as: ‘violence…
MMA EditorDecember 4, 2019
The Court applied a legal principle where the use of a document which is obviously false, is not a crime, finding the two accused not…
MMA EditorAugust 30, 2019
Mr Justice Chetcuti said that evidence produced by one party, which does not convince the Court, does not mean that that evidence is false
MMA EditorMarch 15, 2019
Magistrate’s Court held that it is not sufficient for harassment to stick if there is only one incident, there must be more than one. This…
MMA EditorSeptember 22, 2017
