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Nassozi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 4 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 77 (18 December 2024)
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal as premature, but confirmed and varied a five-year sentence by deducting remand time and upheld compensation.
Nassozi v Uganda (HCT-00-CR-CN 4 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 74 (18 December 2024)
The High Court held the appeal was premature because the magistrate’s sentence required confirmation, then revised the sentence to reflect remand time and upheld compensation.
Musisi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 46 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 61 (16 October 2024)
The trial court erred by failing to deduct the period spent on remand from the sentences imposed, rendering the sentences illegal. The appellate court set aside the original sentences and imposed new sentences that properly accounted for the remand period. Although the appellant is a repeat offender, the offenses arose from the same transaction, and the principle of totality and proportionality in sentencing requires that the sentences run concurrently. The compensation order remains undisturbed as there was no error identified in its issuance. The appeal is allowed, and the appellant is to s…
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Sekajja Fred v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 361 of 2016) [2020] UGCA 2098 (15 September 2020)
The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction for aggravated robbery but set aside the 45-year sentence as illegal and replaced it with 15 years, 4 months and 2 weeks.
Saaka & 2 Ors v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 66 of 2015) [2020] UGCA 2 (6 January 2020)
The Court of Appeal upheld identification evidence, reduced aggravated robbery to simple robbery, confirmed attempted murder convictions, and adjusted sentences and compensation.
Isingoma v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 24 of 2018) [2019] UGCA 7 (7 February 2019)
The Court of Appeal of Uganda dismissed a second criminal appeal, upholding the conviction, compensation order, and four-year default sentence.
Uganda v Munguriek & Anor (Criminal Sessions Case No. 0008 of 2017) [2018] UGHCCRD 92 (16 April 2018)
The court found that the prosecution proved all elements of aggravated robbery beyond reasonable doubt: theft of property (a cow worth shs. 1,600,000/=), use or threat of violence (tying, kicking, and threatening the victim with a panga), possession of deadly weapons (panga, bow and arrows), and participation of the accused, based on reliable identification evidence. Minor discrepancies in witness descriptions were not material. The court applied sentencing guidelines, considering aggravating factors (use of deadly weapons, premeditation, group commission, prior conviction for A1) and mitigat…
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Uganda v Kibuuka (Criminal Sessions Case No. 0146 of 2015) [2018] UGHCCRD 15 (16 January 2018)
The court found that although the offence of aggravated robbery is grave and carries a maximum penalty of death, the circumstances did not warrant the most severe punishment. The absence of a deadly weapon, lack of premeditation, and the accused's plea of guilty, remorse, and first offender status were mitigating factors. The attempted strangulation was a serious aggravating factor, but not sufficient for the death penalty. The court applied sentencing guidelines, starting at ten years and four months, then reduced for mitigating factors to seven years and four months. The period spent on rem…
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Uganda v Athocon & Ors (Criminal Case No. 0187 of 2014) [2017] UGHCCRD 20 (10 February 2017)
The court found that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused stole property from the complainants, used or threatened violence, possessed deadly weapons, and were properly identified as participants. The violence and theft were part of a single transaction, and the accused acted with common intention. The identification evidence was reliable due to prior acquaintance, daylight conditions, and duration of the attack. The mitigating factors—first offenders, remorse, recovery of most stolen items, and time on remand—outweighed aggravating factors, warranting a custodial s…
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Uganda v Ocaya (Criminal Case No. 0048 of 2014) [2017] UGHCCRD 9 (10 January 2017)
The High Court at Arua convicted Ocaya Terence on his guilty plea to two counts of aggravated robbery and imposed 10 years’ imprisonment on each count, concurrently, plus compensation.
