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Criminal Law [2025] UGHC 46

Uganda v Senoga

Uganda v Senoga (Criminal Confirmation 2 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 46 (11 February 2025)

The High Court revised a magistrate’s sentence for stealing a motorcycle, holding the four-year default term was illegal and separating compensation from the fine.

  • Sentencing Procedure
  • Compensation Orders
  • Default Imprisonment
  • Magistrates Court Powers
  • Sentencing-procedure
  • Compensation-orders
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Criminal Law [2025] UGHC 54

Uganda v Kasumba

Uganda v Kasumba (Criminal Confirmation 1 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 54 (10 February 2025)

The High Court upheld conviction for cattle theft but revised the sentence, finding the 3-year default prison term illegal and reducing it to one year.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Default Imprisonment
  • Compensation In Criminal Cases
  • Theft Of Cattle
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Default-imprisonment
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Criminal Law [1996] UGHC 37

Uganda v Tarakwe

Uganda v Tarakwe (Criminal Revision 27 of 1993) [1996] UGHC 37 (2 January 1996)

The High Court upheld a conviction and sentence for assault, but noted a clerical error in the commitment warrant and criticized noncompliance with section 193 of the Magistrates Courts Act.

  • Assault Occasions Actual Bodily Harm
  • Sentencing Procedure
  • Commitment Warrant Discrepancy
  • Default Imprisonment
  • Fine Payment Period
  • Criminal-revision
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