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Mumbere v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 209 of 2015) [2023] UGCA 275 (16 October 2023)
The Court of Appeal allowed a murder appeal, finding the circumstantial evidence insufficient and the trial judge’s handling of assessors’ opinions fatally flawed.
Acia v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 56 of 2021) [2023] UGCA 147 (25 May 2023)
The Court of Appeal quashed Acia Martin’s murder conviction, finding the evidence unreliable and holding that the trial judge failed to give reasons for departing from assessors’ unanimous acquittal advice.
Ssebuwufu & 7 Others v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 158 of 2019; Criminal Appeal 191 of 2019) [2021] UGCA 211 (25 October 2021)
The Court of Appeal partly allowed the appeals, setting aside aggravated robbery and kidnap convictions, upholding murder convictions for four appellants, and reducing sentence.
Kiwanuka Vs Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 378 of 2017) [2019] UGCA 206 (25 July 2019)
The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge's decision to replace an assessor after the prosecution had closed its case and to proceed with a new assessor at the defence stage was contrary to Section 69 of the Trial on Indictments Act. This procedural irregularity constituted a miscarriage of justice and rendered the trial a mistrial. Additionally, the summing up to assessors before written submissions and reliance on written submissions instead of viva voce proceedings were grave procedural errors that could not be cured. As a result, the trial was declared a nullity, and the appeal was a…
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Mukuye Samuel & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 232 of 2012) [2018] UGCA 68 (30 July 2018)
The Court of Appeal set aside murder convictions after finding a fatal irregularity in replacing an assessor midway through trial and ordered a retrial.
Jumba v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 94 of 2011) [2018] UGCA 57 (30 July 2018)
The Court of Appeal set aside Jumba Richard’s rape conviction after finding the trial was a nullity because the judge failed to sum up the case to assessors as required.
Baziriyo v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 15 of 1991) [1992] UGSC 17 (20 February 1992)
The Supreme Court of Uganda reduced a manslaughter sentence from 10 to 8 years, holding the original term was manifestly excessive in light of mitigation and remand time.
Barot v Valji and Sons (Civil Appeal No. 28 of 1955) [1955] EACA 168 (1 January 1955)
The appeal concerned a landlord-and-tenant order under the 1954 Ordinance. The court set aside a retroactive tenancy, criticized the rent assessment method, and ordered a retrial.
Mkwayi v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. 251 of 1956) [1950] EACA 612 (1 January 1950)
Appeal allowed after the court found unsafe reliance on a dying declaration and held that cross-examining the accused on an inadmissible custodial statement was fatally prejudicial.
Rex v Wesonga (Criminal Appeal No. 34 of 1948) [1948] EACA 19 (1 January 1948)
The Court of Appeal reduced a murder conviction to manslaughter, holding that the appellant was entitled to the benefit of doubt on self-defence and provocation.
