Uganda Case Law

Kasiita and 2 Others v Uganda

Kasiita and 2 Others v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 57 of 2018) [2022] UGCA 239 (28 September 2022)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 57 of 2018

Judge

Musoke, JA, Gashirabake, JA, Luswata, JA

The Court of Appeal held that it lacks jurisdiction to hear appeals from the Court Martial Appeal Court, as appellate jurisdiction must be expressly conferred by statute. Regulation 20 of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (Court-Martial Appeal Court) Regulations provides that decisions of the Court Martial Appeal Court are final. The UPDF Act does not grant a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal from the Court Martial Appeal Court. Therefore, the appeal before the Court of Appeal is incompetent and must be struck out. The court declined to consider the merits of the grounds raised by the a…

Source excerpt

• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Courts
• Court Martial Procedure
• Finality Of Court Martial Appeal Decisions

RA/LFK 016 PTE ERUAGA MOSES v Uganda

RA/LFK 016 PTE ERUAGA MOSES v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0530 of 2014) [2020] UGCA 11 (15 January 2020)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 0530 of 2014

Judge

Obura, JA, Muhanguzi, JA, Musoke, JA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a military criminal appeal for lack of jurisdiction, holding that no further appeal lay because the sentence was neither death nor life imprisonment.

• Murder
• Self Defence
• Intoxication
• Court Martial Procedure
• Appellate Jurisdiction
• Appellate-jurisdiction