Uganda Case Law

Muwonge & 2 Others v Uganda

Muwonge & 2 Others v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 158 of 2018) [2024] UGCA 232 (30 August 2024)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal 158 of 2018

Judge

Egonda-Ntende, JA, Cheborion-Barishaki, JA, Asa Mugenyi, JA/ JCC

The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge erred by relying on hearsay evidence from witnesses who merely repeated what the co-accused Musisi Livingstone had told them, which is inadmissible under Section 59 of the Evidence Act. The charge and caution statement of Musisi, who was tried separately and did not testify, could not be used against the appellants, as confessions by co-accused are considered evidence of the weakest kind and cannot serve as corroboration. The court held that there was no independent evidence directly implicating the appellants in the murder, and the prosecution's…

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• Murder
• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Hearsay Rule
• Confession Statements
• Appeal Procedure
• Sentencing Guidelines

Ssebunya v Uganda

Ssebunya v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 178 of 2019) [2024] UGCA 214 (16 August 2024)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal 178 of 2019

Judge

Buteera, DCJ, Eva K. Luswata, JA/JCC, Kihika, JA /JCC

The Court of Appeal of Uganda quashed a murder conviction, holding that hearsay and weak circumstantial evidence could not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

• Murder
• Circumstantial Evidence
• Hearsay Rule
• Burden Of Proof
• Alibi
• Evaluation Of Evidence

Onyolo v Uganda

Onyolo v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 214 of 2019) [2023] UGCA 178 (3 July 2023)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal 214 of 2019

Judge

Egonda-Ntende, JA, Mulyagonja, JA, Bamugemereire, JA

The Court of Appeal quashed Onyolo Francis’s convictions for murder and aggravated robbery, finding the case relied on inadmissible hearsay and failed to rebut alibi evidence.

• Murder
• Aggravated Robbery
• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Hearsay Rule
• Defence Of Alibi
• Criminal-appeal

Rex v Petro and Another (Cr.A. 98/1936.)

Rex v Petro and Another (Cr.A. 98/1936.) [1936] EACA 110 (1 January 1936)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Cr.A. 98/1936.

Judge

Bates, J. (Tanganyika), Dalton, C.J(Tanganyika), Hearne, J (Tanganyika), Sheridan CJ

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa quashed a murder conviction because an alleged confession was not properly proved and amounted to hearsay.

• Confession Evidence
• Hearsay Rule
• Burden Of Proof
• Judicial Procedure
• Confession-evidence
• Hearsay-rule