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Criminal Law [2023] UGHCCRD 79

Sserunkuma v Uganda

Sserunkuma v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 9 of 2019) [2023] UGHCCRD 79 (14 March 2023)

The High Court ordered a retrial after the lower court record was irretrievably lost, finding the missing record prevented a fair appeal on conviction and sentence.

  • Missing Trial Record
  • Retrial Order
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Defilement Offence
  • Missing-trial-record
  • Retrial-order
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Criminal Law [2023] UGHCCRD 62

Sserunkuma v Uganda

Sserunkuma v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 9 of 2019) [2023] UGHCCRD 62 (14 March 2023)

High Court ordered a retrial after the lower court record in a criminal appeal was irretrievably lost, finding the appellant would be prejudiced without it.

  • Missing Trial Record
  • Retrial Order
  • Appeal Procedure
  • Defilement Offence
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Missing-trial-record
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Criminal Law [2000] UGCA 30

Agudi Godfrey v Uganda

Agudi Godfrey v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.9 of 1999) [2000] UGCA 30 (21 July 2000)

The Court of Appeal upheld a 14-year sentence for defilement, holding that failure to hear allocutus was not fatal where counsel had addressed sentence.

  • Sentencing Practice
  • Allocutus Right
  • Defilement Offence
  • Remand Period Consideration
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Allocutus
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Criminal Law [1995] UGHC 14

Kaara Kasim V Uganda (Misc. Appl. No. 19 of 1995)

Kaara Kasim V Uganda (Misc. Appl. No. 19 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 14 (8 November 1995)

The High Court of Uganda granted bail to a 16-year-old accused of defilement, relying on youth, epilepsy, schooling, and the state's lack of objection.

  • Bail Application
  • Defilement Offence
  • Special Circumstances
  • Juvenile Accused
  • Bail
  • Defilement
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Criminal Law [1994] UGHC 94

Ogwang v Uganda

Ogwang v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 30 of 1993) [1994] UGHC 94 (4 February 1994)

The High Court dismissed a bail application, holding that the remand period ran from court remand, not earlier police custody, and that no grave illness was proved.

  • Bail Application
  • Remand Periods
  • Exceptional Circumstances
  • Defilement Offence
  • Bail-application
  • Remand-periods
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