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Epeet v Uganda (Criminal Revision Application No. 1 of 2022) [2023] UGHC 34 (24 January 2023)
The High Court revised and set aside a conviction and four-year sentence after finding the applicant was a minor and the guilty plea was not properly taken.
IN RE NM & NEP (Infants) (Miscellaneous Cause No. 053 of 2018) [2019] UGHC 26 (11 December 2019)
The High Court granted guardianship of two children to their maternal aunt, holding that the children’s welfare was paramount despite the missing probation report.
Ssebuma v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0617 of 2014) [2019] UGCA 2039 (9 December 2019)
The Court of Appeal found that the appellant was below 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offence and was therefore a child under Ugandan law. The trial judge failed to properly ascertain the appellant's age and did not remit the case to the Family and Children Court for sentencing, as required by Section 94 of the Children Act. The sentence of 15 years imprisonment was illegal, as the maximum permissible sentence for a child convicted of an offence punishable by death is three years' detention. The appellant had already served more than three years in prison, rendering furt…
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Ahimbisibwe Vs Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.090 of 2009) [2016] UGCA 84 (6 December 2016)
The Court of Appeal upheld convictions for murder and aggravated robbery based on recent possession, but set aside the life sentences as illegal because the appellants were treated as minors.
