Muhumuza v Uganda
Muhumuza v Uganda (Criminal Reference 22 of 2021) [2021] UGSC 37 (6 May 2021)
The Supreme Court held that the applicant's intended appeal was a third appeal emanating from a Magistrate Grade One, as defined by Section 5(5) of the Judicature Act. For such third appeals, a certificate of great public importance from the Court of Appeal or leave from the Supreme Court is mandatory before a valid appeal can be said to exist. The mere filing of a Notice of Appeal does not suffice to institute a competent third appeal. Consequently, the application for bail pending appeal was incompetent in the absence of the required certificate or leave, and the single judge's dismissal of…
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- Bail Pending Appeal
- Third Appeal Requirements
- Certificate Of Great Public Importance
- Competence Of Appeal