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Wasswa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 102 of 2017) [2023] UGCA 181 (19 July 2023)
The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction-derived sentence appeal but increased the appellant’s 44-year term to life imprisonment for kidnapping a young child and causing permanent, severe injuries.
Abaasa & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 54 of 2016) [2018] UGSC 11 (17 April 2018)
The Supreme Court held that life imprisonment means natural life, not 20 years, and upheld the Court of Appeal’s reduction of sentence to 35 years.
Katabaro v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. 206 of 1956) [1950] EACA 583 (1 January 1950)
The High Court erred in summarily dismissing the appeal under section 317(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code, as the grounds raised involved questions of proper conduct of trial and not merely the weight of evidence. The summary rejection power is strictly limited and does not extend to cases where procedural irregularities or misdirection are alleged. Furthermore, the practice of enhancing sentences by revisional order after notice of appeal but before determination of the appeal is undesirable and prejudicial, as it may disqualify the revising judge from hearing the appeal and create proc…
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Jamal v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 96 of 1949) [1949] EACA 39 (1 January 1949)
The Court of Appeal held that no appeal lay against a lawful enhancement of sentence by the first appellate court, and dismissed the appeal.
Rex v Aziz and Khan (Criminal Appeals Nos. 280 and 281 of 1947) [1948] EACA 14 (1 January 1948)
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that a sentence should not be enhanced on appeal without giving the accused an opportunity to show cause.
Rex v Abdulla (Criminal Revision Case No. 68 of 1943) [1943] EACA 68 (1 January 1943)
The Court held that a caution is not a lawful sentence, so there was nothing to enhance in cases where only cautions were imposed.
