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Nabirye v Uganda (Criminal Revision 50 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 14 (13 March 2025)
High Court revision of a criminal sentence. The court held the magistrate’s sentence was erroneous, set aside compensation, and revised imprisonment to 10 months already served.
Gheewala v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 175 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 7 (14 February 2025)
The High Court found that the trial magistrate erred by failing to deduct the five months the appellant spent on remand from the custodial sentence, rendering the sentence illegal under Article 28(3) of the Constitution and established Supreme Court authority. The court also considered the appellant's mitigation—being a first offender, family responsibilities, health, and willingness to pay compensation—but weighed these against aggravating factors, including breach of trust, the deliberate and planned nature of the offence, and the substantial amount stolen. Applying the Sentencing Guideline…
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Uganda v Senoga (Criminal Confirmation 2 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 46 (11 February 2025)
The High Court revised a magistrate’s sentence for stealing a motorcycle, holding the four-year default term was illegal and separating compensation from the fine.
Kyarisima v Uganda (Civil Revision 7 of 2009) [2024] UGHC 1111 (16 December 2024)
The High Court quashed a guilty plea conviction after finding the accused was not shown to understand the language used and the facts were not properly stated.
Kyarisima v Uganda (Criminal Revision 9 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1110 (16 December 2024)
The lower court proceedings were fundamentally flawed due to failure to comply with constitutional and statutory requirements for plea taking, including failure to indicate the language used and to properly explain the charges to the accused. The compensation order with imprisonment in default was not a lawful sentence under Ugandan law, as compensation is not a sentencing option and imprisonment in default is not prescribed for such orders. Furthermore, the underlying dispute arose from a civil transaction—a loan agreement—which should have been resolved under civil law rather than through c…
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Uganda v Wamukuyu (Miscellaneous Application 83 of 2024) [2024] UGHCACD 10 (27 November 2024)
The High Court’s Anti-Corruption Division granted an ex parte restraining order over several properties linked to the respondent, except one title not sufficiently proved.
Sonko v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 77 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 66 (6 November 2024)
The trial magistrate’s failure to deduct the period the appellant spent on pretrial remand rendered the sentence illegal. The appellate court is mandated to set aside such a sentence and resentence the appellant in accordance with constitutional requirements. Considering the appellant’s guilty plea, payment of compensation, and remorse, but also the aggravating factors of breach of trust and financial loss to the victims, a custodial sentence is warranted. The appropriate sentence is one year’s imprisonment, less the 21 days spent on pretrial remand, resulting in a net sentence of eleven mont…
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Byamugisha v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 665 of 2015) [2024] UGCA 208 (9 August 2024)
The Court of Appeal upheld a conviction for aggravated robbery, finding the evidence proved theft, violence and participation, and affirmed the sentence and compensation order.
Kunsa v Uganda (HCT-00-AC-CM 51 of 2023) [2024] UGHCACD 7 (23 July 2024)
The High Court held it lacked jurisdiction to stay execution of a compensation order while a criminal appeal was pending in the Supreme Court, and dismissed the application.
Kavuma v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 59 of 2022) [2024] UGHCCRD 32 (31 March 2024)
The High Court dismissed a criminal sentence appeal, holding that the trial magistrate properly considered remand time, mitigation, and compensation.
