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Criminal Law [2022] UGHCCRD 29

Kaganda v Uganda

Kaganda v Uganda (Criminal Application No. 1 of 2022) [2022] UGHCCRD 29 (23 June 2022)

High Court at Masindi refused bail pending appeal, finding no exceptional circumstances and no sufficient evidence of a fixed place of abode for the applicant or sureties.

  • Bail Pending Appeal
  • Discretion Of Appellate Court
  • Presumption Of Innocence
  • Sureties And Fixed Abode
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal Law [1953] EACA 8

Rasul v Regina

Rasul v Regina (Criminal Appeal No. 324 of 1953) [1953] EACA 8 (1 January 1953)

The court held that the practice of adding new grounds of appeal by letter to the Registrar is not competent under section 350 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Only one petition of appeal is contemplated, and if further grounds are to be argued, a formal motion to amend the petition must be filed. The decision to allow such amendment is at the discretion of the court, which may refuse it if the motion is filed long after the time for appeal has expired or if the new grounds relate only to questions of fact not raised at trial. In the present case, considering the circumstances, the court exerc…

  • Appeal Amendment
  • Grounds Of Appeal
  • Criminal Procedure Code Section 350
  • Discretion Of Appellate Court
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