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Wakameli v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 198 of 2014) [2024] UGCA 128 (24 May 2024)
The Court of Appeal set aside a 15-year-per-count murder sentence for failing to credit 2 years on remand and resentenced the appellant to 13 years on each count concurrently.
Opian v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 119 of 2017) [2024] UGCA 107 (13 May 2024)
The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge failed to adequately consider significant mitigating factors, including the appellant's mental health, remorse, and status as a first offender. The appellant's conduct and psychiatric evidence indicated he was suffering from anxiety and panic disorders at the time of the offence, raising doubts about his mental stability. The sentencing guidelines require consideration of mental health as a mitigating factor, and the trial judge did not enumerate or properly weigh these factors. The circumstances did not meet the threshold of 'rarest of rare' cas…
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Nsabimana v Uganda [2020] UGSC 33 (6 October 2020)
The Supreme Court of Uganda dismissed a murder appeal, holding that the appellant failed to prove insanity or diminished responsibility at trial.
Magezi Robert Vs Uganda (Crim. Case No. 71 of 2006) [2010] UGCA 46 (10 November 2010)
The Court of Appeal of Uganda upheld an 18-year sentence for defilement, finding the offence against a three-year-old child was serious and not rendered excessive by mitigation.
