Ayesiga Vs Uganda
Ayesiga Vs Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0294 of 2015) [2019] UGCA 148 (13 June 2019)
The Court of Appeal held that the absence of a handwriting expert's opinion on the contested documents (Exhibit P.32 and Receipt No. 077) was not fatal to the conviction, as the court is empowered to make findings on handwriting based on other corroborative evidence. The appellate Judge was justified in relying on the evidence of DW1, as there was no indication that DW1 was an accomplice, and his testimony was corroborated by other prosecution witnesses. The court found that the evaluation of evidence by the appellate Judge was proper, including the treatment of contradictions in official rep…
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- Abuse Of Office
- Causing Financial Loss
- Evidence Act Application
- Documentary Evidence
- Accomplice Evidence
- Judicial Review Of Facts