Okeny & 2 Others v Uganda
Okeny & 2 Others v Uganda (Criminal Revision 28 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 58 (3 May 1991)
The conviction of Okeny Justine was quashed because the plea on which it was based was equivocal and did not admit all the essential ingredients of the offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The charge was also found to be bad for duplicity, as it alleged assault on multiple persons in a single count, contrary to statutory requirements. Furthermore, the default sentence of one month imprisonment for non-payment of a fine of Shs. 2000/= was illegal, as the law prescribes a maximum of seven days imprisonment for such a fine. As a result, both the conviction and sentence were set asi…
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- Plea Equivocality
- Duplicity In Charges
- Default Sentence Illegality