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Kigoye v Uganda [2020] UGSC 20 (24 July 2020)
The Supreme Court of Uganda dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding convictions for embezzlement and fraudulent false accounting and confirming the sentences.
Kigoye Francis v Uganda [2020] UGSC 22 (24 July 2020)
The Supreme Court upheld Kigoye Francis’s embezzlement and false accounting convictions, finding the evidence was properly re-evaluated and the carbon receipts admissible.
Mubaale Peter v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0290 of 2017) [2020] UGCA 49 (18 February 2020)
The Court of Appeal found that the evidence adduced at trial, including audit reports, corroborated witness testimony, and documentary exhibits, was sufficient to support the convictions for embezzlement, theft, and fraudulent false accounting. The appellant's manipulation of receipts and diversion of funds was established beyond reasonable doubt. Although the trial judge failed to treat certain witnesses as accomplices and did not caution herself about relying on their evidence, this omission was not fatal because the prosecution's case was corroborated by other independent evidence. The sen…
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Odongo Vs Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 002 of 2015 And Criminal Appeal No. 164 of 2015) [2019] UGCA 140 (7 June 2019)
On second appeal, the Court of Appeal quashed convictions after finding that witness oaths and testimonies were improperly adopted from one criminal file to another, making the trial a nullity.
Mubale Peter v Uganda (Criminal Application No. 82 of 2018) [2018] UGCA 16 (16 May 2018)
The court held that bail pending appeal is a discretionary remedy and not an automatic right. The applicant bears the burden of proving exceptional circumstances to warrant release. While factors such as good character, being a first-time offender, and compliance with previous bail conditions are relevant, they do not in themselves constitute exceptional circumstances. The applicant's age of 55 does not qualify as advanced age under current Ugandan standards, which the court set at 60 years and above. The absence of the lower court record prevents assessment of the appeal's prospects of succe…
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Uganda v Kigoye (HCT-00-AC-SC 5 of 2015) [2016] UGHCACD 5 (13 October 2016)
The court found that the accused, Kigoye Francis, was an employee of New Vision and had access to company funds by virtue of his position. Through manipulation of carbon copy receipts, he created false credits to newspaper distributors' accounts, then collected equivalent cash from those distributors. The evidence included internal audit findings, testimony from a distributor who acted as a conduit, and handwriting expert analysis confirming the accused's authorship of the falsified receipts. The accused's sudden resignation and departure from the country further supported the inference of gu…
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Odong v Uganda (HCT-00-ACD-00-CN 5 of 2014) [2015] UGHCACD 8 (15 May 2015)
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against convictions for causing financial loss and fraudulent false accounting, but varied the refund order upward.
Mabirizi and Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 9 of 1995) [1995] UGSC 23 (28 July 1995)
The Supreme Court of Uganda allowed a second criminal appeal, finding a burden-of-proof misdirection and insufficient evidence to sustain convictions.
Kivumbi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 27 of 1993) [1994] UGHC 57 (21 January 1994)
The High Court quashed Richard Kivumbi’s conviction for false accounting and conspiracy, finding no proof he falsified receipts or agreed to the fraud.
Suleiman and Another v Reginam (Criminal Appeals Nos. 851 and 852 of 1954) [1955] EACA 326 (1 January 1955)
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that the High Court misdirected itself in part, clarified appellate review standards, and set aside some false-accounting convictions.
