Uganda Case Law

Mukasa v Uganda

Mukasa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 17 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 88 (2 May 2021)

Court

HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)

Case number

Criminal Appeal 17 of 2021

Judge

Elubu, J

The appellate court found that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant installed electrical wiring without a permit and obtained money by false pretence, as evidenced by the appellant's own admissions and unchallenged prosecution testimony. The conviction on the second count (interference with electrical installations) was quashed because there was no evidence of an existing electrical installation in the area, a necessary element of the offence. The conviction for conspiracy to commit a misdemeanour was also quashed because the appellant was charged alone and no co-…

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• Installation Of Electrical Wiring Without Permit
• Obtaining Money By False Pretence
• Sentencing Principles
• Remand Period Credit

Mukasa v Uganda

Mukasa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 17 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 101 (2 May 2021)

Court

HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)

Case number

Criminal Appeal 17 of 2021

Judge

Elubu, J

The appellate court found that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant installed electrical wiring without a permit and obtained money by false pretence, as evidenced by the appellant's own admissions, the testimony of the complainant, and the lack of a permit from the relevant authority. However, the court held that the conviction for interference with electrical installations could not stand because there was no existing installation in the area, and the charge of conspiracy to commit a misdemeanour was unsustainable as the appellant was charged alone without a…

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• Installation Of Electrical Wiring Without Permit
• Obtaining Money By False Pretence
• Sentencing Principles
• Remand Credit

Mukasa v Uganda

Mukasa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 17 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 67 (2 May 2021)

Court

HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)

Case number

Criminal Appeal 17 of 2021

Judge

Elubu, J

On first appeal, the High Court upheld convictions for unlawful electrical installation and obtaining money by false pretence, but quashed counts for interference and conspiracy.

• Installation Of Electrical Wiring Without Permit
• Obtaining Money By False Pretence
• Sentencing Principles
• Remand Period Credit
• Criminal-appeal
• Electrical-installation-offences