Conteh v R
1960s · Court of Appeal of Sierra Leone, Bankole Jones P
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- Facts
- A newspaper article reported that a man had boasted of influence with the Prime Minister and claimed the Prime Minister required corrupt payments.
- Issue
- Could the words amount to seditious against the Prime Minister?
- Held
- No. The article reported another man's boast and did not defame the Prime Minister. The appeal was allowed.
- Principle
- Seditious libel requires words that actually tend to bring the Government or its head into hatred or .
- Why it matters
- A strong judicial check on sedition prosecutions; now of historical interest.
Words and Latin in this note
- Hearsay
- A statement made out of court, offered to prove that what it says is true. It is an exclusionary rule. This course mentions it. It does not teach it as a separate chapter. Open the note.
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