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Uganda v Rukasurwa alias Sebataka and 8 Others (Criminal Session Case 207 of 2023) [2025] UGHC 114 (25 January 2025)
The High Court convicted A2, A4, and A7 of aggravated robbery, arson, and malicious damage, but acquitted them of assault and unlawful wounding.
Ouma & 2 Others v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 123 of 2022; Criminal Appeal 126 of 2022; Criminal Appeal 128 of 2022) [2024] UGCA 207 (9 August 2024)
The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge properly evaluated the evidence and correctly rejected the defence of alibi, as the prosecution witnesses positively identified the appellants at the scene and their testimonies were unshaken. The court struck out an imprecise ground of appeal for failing to comply with procedural rules. On double jeopardy, the court held that convicting and sentencing the appellants for attempted murder on the same facts as aggravated robbery was unlawful and quashed the conviction and sentence for attempted murder. Regarding sentencing, the court reviewed compa…
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Babayo v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0027 of 2016) [2016] UGHCCRD 124 (23 December 2016)
High Court upheld a six-month sentence for assault occasioning actual bodily harm but varied compensation, finding the original award unsupported and excessive.
Nasibika Peter Wejuli Vs. Uganda (HCT-04-CR-CN-0040-2009) (HCT-04-CR-CN-0040-2009) [2010] UGHC 148 (10 August 2010)
The appellate court found that the appellant did not have an honest claim of right to the trees, as credible evidence established they belonged to the complainant and were planted by her late husband. The appellant's assertion was unsupported and contradicted by witnesses. The police statement was wrongly admitted, but the conviction was sustained based on other strong evidence. The sentence of five years on each count was deemed harsh for a first offender, especially considering the nature of the offences and mitigating factors. The appellate court substituted the sentences with six months f…
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Tereza Yere v Uganda (Revision Order Case No. 58/91) [1992] UGHC 84 (7 December 1992)
The High Court set aside an illegal sentence that gave the accused a choice between paying a fine and serving prison time, and substituted a lawful default sentence.
Okeny & 2 Others v Uganda (Criminal Revision 28 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 64 (3 May 1991)
The court found that the plea of guilty entered by the accused was equivocal as it did not admit all the essential ingredients of the offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The accused admitted to assault but not to causing actual bodily harm, making the conviction unsound in law. Furthermore, the charge was bad for duplicity as it alleged assault on multiple persons in a single count, contrary to statutory requirements that each offence be charged separately. The default sentence of one month imprisonment for non-payment of a fine of Shs. 2000/= was also illegal, as the law presc…
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