Otto v Uganda
Otto v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 486 of 2015) [2024] UGCA 81 (8 April 2024)
The Court of Appeal found that the trial Judge committed serious procedural errors by failing to take a fresh plea from the appellant after a plea bargain agreement was reached, and by sentencing the appellant without a formal conviction or adherence to the agreed sentence. The Judge's endorsement of the plea bargain agreement did not substitute for the mandatory process of plea taking as required by law. The appellant's rights to a fair trial and due process were violated, resulting in an illegal sentence. The Court held that the plea bargain agreement, being a contract, should have been res…
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- Plea Bargaining
- Aggravated Defilement
- Criminal Procedure Irregularities
- Sentencing
- Conviction Without Plea