Turahi Mugambe & anoer v Uganda (Cr..Appeal No.48 of 1998)
Turahi Mugambe & anoer v Uganda (Cr..Appeal No.48 of 1998) [2001] UGCA 4 (24 May 2001)
The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge misdirected himself by admitting the confessions based on their relevance rather than first making a specific finding on their voluntariness, as required by Section 25 of the Evidence Act. The judge failed to properly analyse the conflicting evidence regarding allegations of torture and did not provide adequate reasoning for finding the confessions voluntary. The weighing scale found in the first appellant's house was not sufficiently identified as the stolen property, and the possibility that it was planted or brought by someone else was not exc…
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- Admissibility Of Confessions
- Trial Within A Trial
- Doctrine Of Recent Possession
- Evaluation Of Circumstantial Evidence
- Voluntariness Of Statements