Lagum Concy v Uganda
Lagum Concy v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 2019) [2020] UGHC 130 (14 August 2020)
The trial court failed to comply with the mandatory procedure for recording a plea of guilty as required by section 124(1) of The Magistrates Courts Act and the principles in Adan v. Republic. The prosecutor merely stated 'facts are as per charge sheet' without narrating the facts to the court or the accused, and the accused was not given an opportunity to confirm or dispute the facts. This omission rendered the plea equivocal, defective, irregular, and unlawful. As a result, the conviction and sentence based on that plea could not stand. The appellate court, exercising its duty to reappraise…
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- Plea Taking
- Conviction On Plea Of Guilty
- Magistrates Courts Procedure
- Appeals On Plea Legality