Ndika v Uganda
Ndika v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 357 of 2015) [2024] UGCA 190 (19 July 2024)
The Court found that the trial Judge properly considered the defence and that the alleged contradictions and inconsistencies in the prosecution evidence were minor and did not amount to deliberate untruthfulness or undermine the credibility of the witnesses. The prosecution witnesses were deemed credible, and the medical evidence was uncontested. The Appellant's denial was found evasive and unsupported by the evidence. Regarding sentence, the Court held that the Judge took into account both mitigating and aggravating factors, including the Appellant's age, lack of criminal record, remorsefuln…
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- Aggravated Defilement
- Sentencing Principles
- Evidence Contradictions
- Mitigating Factors
- Hiv Status Aggravation