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Uganda v Okello (Criminal Session Case 64 of 2021) [2025] UGHC 318 (14 May 2025)
The High Court at Soroti convicted Okello Jonathan of aggravated defilement after finding the victim was under 18, the accused was HIV positive, and identification was reliable.
Birungi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 194 of 2014) [2024] UGCA 251 (3 September 2024)
The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge did not arithmetically deduct the period the appellant spent on remand from the sentence, as required by the Supreme Court's decision in Rwabugande Moses v Uganda and Article 23(8) of the Constitution. The court held that, following the principle of precedent and the clarification in Nashimolo Paul Kibolo v Uganda, the law now requires an arithmetic deduction of the remand period. The trial judge's general reference to considering the remand period was insufficient. Consequently, the sentence was set aside, and the appellant was resentenced to 16…
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Benywanira v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 120 of 2018) [2023] UGCA 339 (29 November 2023)
The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge properly exercised sentencing discretion, considering both mitigating and aggravating factors. The aggravating factors—namely, the extreme age disparity (over 40 years), the appellant's familial relationship to the victim, and the fact that the appellant infected the 4-year-old victim with HIV—justified a severe sentence. The court noted that the sentence imposed was within the permissible range established by the Sentencing Guidelines and consistent with recent appellate decisions. The appellant's guilty plea and expression of remorse were ackno…
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Uganda v Kakande Alias Ojara (Criminal Sessions Case No. 273 of 2015) [2019] UGHCCRD 30 (30 May 2019)
The High Court of Uganda convicted Kakande Mike alias Ojara of aggravated defilement, finding the victim was under 18, the act occurred, identity was proved, and he was HIV positive.
Uganda v Serubogo (High Court Criminal Session Case No. 367 of 2013) [2016] UGHCCRD 143 (24 April 2016)
The High Court convicted Serubogo David of aggravated defilement of an 8-year-old girl and sentenced him to 20 years’ imprisonment after finding the prosecution proved all ingredients.
