Peter Dhour Iyouk V Uganda
Peter Dhour Iyouk V Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 20 of 1998) [1998] UGCA 26 (14 December 1998)
The Court of Appeal held that the acquittal on the alternative count did not influence the order of condemnation, which was based on the appellant's failure to prove lawful ownership and importation of the goods as required by law. The documents presented by the appellant were found to be forgeries, and the appellant failed to produce genuine documentation or call the authors of the documents to testify. The evidence of PW8, as a long-serving Resident Sales Tax Officer, was deemed competent and reliable for identifying counterfeit documents. The court emphasized that the burden of proof was o…
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- Forfeiture Of Goods
- Burden Of Proof
- Counterfeit Documents
- Ownership Of Imported Goods