Uganda Case Law

Yaram v Rex

Yaram v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 258 of 1950) [1951] EACA 147 (1 January 1951)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 258 of 1950

Judge

Graham Paul CJ, Lockhart-Smith, J, Nihill P

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa upheld consecutive five-year sentences for three burglaries, finding no error of principle in the trial judge’s deterrent approach.

• Sentencing Principles
• Consecutive Sentences
• Burglary Offences
• Criminal-law
• Sentencing-principles
• Consecutive-sentences