Uganda Case Law

Ndyoka v Reginam

Ndyoka v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. 80 of 1956) [1950] EACA 505 (1 January 1950)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 80 of 1956

Judge

Bacon, JA, Sinclair, VP, Worley, P

The appellant's statement did not amount to an unequivocal admission of attempted murder, as it only admitted to striking his wife with a panga with the intention of punishing her, not to cause grievous bodily harm or to kill. Following binding precedent, such a plea cannot be treated as a plea of guilty to attempted murder. The conviction and sentence based on this plea were therefore invalid. The proper procedure is to remit the case to the High Court for the appellant to plead afresh to the charge or any other charge the Crown may lay, and for a trial to proceed if necessary.

Source excerpt

• Attempted Murder
• Plea Entry
• Unlawful Wounding
• Conviction Procedure

Rex v Mairongo

Rex v Mairongo (Criminal Appeal No. 244 of 1948) [1948] EACA 72 (1 January 1948)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 244 of 1948

Judge

De Lestang J, Nihill P

The court held that section 209(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code cannot be invoked before the close of prosecution evidence and dismissed the appeal.

• Plea Of Not Guilty
• Unsworn Statement
• Section 209 Criminal Procedure Code
• Conviction Procedure
• Criminal-appeal
• Plea-not-guilty