Ssenteza v Uganda
Ssenteza v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 150 of 2018) [2021] UGCA 131 (15 October 2021)
The Court of Appeal held that sentences imposed in separate criminal cases are independent and do not affect each other; each sentence commences from the date of conviction in its respective case. The trial court erred in multiplying counts for possession of forged currency notes arising from the same transaction, which should have been charged as a single count with particulars. The imposition of consecutive sentences for each count was unlawful and resulted in an excessive aggregate sentence. The appellate court set aside the multiple sentences for possession of forged currency notes and im…
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- Sentencing Legality
- Consecutive Vs Concurrent Sentences
- Possession Of Forged Currency
- Remand Period Credit
- Joinder Of Counts