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Buchanan v Attorney General (MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 266 OF 2019) [2020] UGHCCD 11 (13 March 2020)
The High Court Civil Division held it had no revisionary jurisdiction over General Court Martial criminal proceedings and dismissed the application with costs.
PTE Muhumuza Zepha V Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 031 of 2016) [2020] UGCA 39 (12 February 2020)
The Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to hear appeals from the Court-Martial Appeal Court except where the sentence is death or life imprisonment, as prescribed by Regulation 20 of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (Court-Martial Appeal Court) Regulations. The Minister lacked authority to confer appellate jurisdiction on the Court of Appeal by regulation, as such power resides with Parliament. The relevant constitutional and statutory provisions only confer appellate jurisdiction over decisions of the High Court, and no law currently prescribes a right of appeal from the Court-Martial Appea…
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Captain Mike Komakech Mwaka v Military Police (J-S Case No. 1994) [1994] UGHC 114 (15 November 1994)
The High Court dismissed a habeas corpus application, holding that Captain Mike Komakech Mwaka was lawfully detained after charges were preferred before the General Court Martial.
