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Criminal Law [2021] UGHCCRD 59

Bedi v Uganda

Bedi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 41 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 59 (27 December 2021)

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against conviction for trademark forgery, finding the counterfeit labels, accomplice evidence, and flight from police sufficiently proved the offence.

  • Trademark Offences
  • Forgery
  • Counterfeiting
  • Criminal Evidence
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Trademark-infringement
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Criminal Law [2020] UGHC 147

Uganda v Acaye Michael Brian & 4 Others

Uganda v Acaye Michael Brian & 4 Others (Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 2017) [2020] UGHC 147 (14 August 2020)

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding acquittals on malicious damage and theft because the prosecution failed to prove key elements beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Malicious Damage To Property
  • Theft
  • Criminal Evidence
  • Tenancy Eviction
  • Witchcraft Accusation
  • Malicious-damage-to-property
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Criminal Law [2002] UGHC 93

Merons Kazahura v Uganda (Cr.App.No.MKA 9/97 ) (Cr.App.No.MKA 9/97)

Merons Kazahura v Uganda (Cr.App.No.MKA 9/97 ) (Cr.App.No.MKA 9/97) [2002] UGHC 93 (20 February 2002)

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against a conviction for attempted murder, upholding the trial court’s findings and four-year sentence.

  • Attempted Murder
  • Criminal Evidence
  • Sentencing
  • Appeal Review
  • Attempted-murder
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal Law [1992] UGHC 69

Major Kazoora v Uganda

Major Kazoora v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 51 of 1991) [1992] UGHC 69 (18 June 1992)

The High Court quashed Major John Kazoora’s embezzlement conviction, finding the prosecution had not proved its case and that the alleged oral confession was wrongly admitted.

  • Embezzlement
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Admissibility Of Confessions
  • Banking Transactions
  • Criminal Evidence
  • Criminal Procedure
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Criminal Law [1946] EACA 64

Rex v Kaguru

Rex v Kaguru (Criminal Appeal No. 4 of 1946) [1946] EACA 64 (1 January 1946)

The East African Court of Appeal held that the evidence did not prove assault on a police officer, and that the combined charge was duplicitous. The appeal was allowed and the accused acquitted.

  • Assault
  • Obstruction Of Police Officer
  • Duplicity Of Charge
  • Penal Code Section 247b
  • Criminal Evidence
  • Sentencing
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Criminal Law [1936] EACA 29

Rex v Manaa (Cr. App. No. 131/1935.)

Rex v Manaa (Cr. App. No. 131/1935.) [1936] EACA 29 (1 January 1936)

The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction, criticizing a weak identification parade and improper admission of a missing witness’s deposition, but finding enough evidence overall.

  • Identification Parade
  • Admissibility Of Depositions
  • Criminal Evidence
  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Identification-parade
  • Admissibility-of-depositions
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