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Okello Denis v Ugamda (Criminal Appeal No. 95 of 2016) [2020] UGCA 25 (15 February 2020)
Court of Appeal of Uganda varied a murder sentence after finding the trial court failed to deduct remand time as required by Article 23(8) of the Constitution.
Omaka Vs Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 63 of 2010) [2018] UGCA 112 (28 November 2018)
The appellate court found that the trial judge failed to adequately consider the circumstances under which the murder was committed, specifically that the appellant was part of a mob acting in the heat of the moment after the deceased had killed another individual. This lack of premeditation and the context of mob justice were significant mitigating factors that should have influenced the sentence. Precedent from Kamya Abdullah & 4 others Vs Uganda and Sibwa Paul Vs Uganda indicated that sentences for similar offences committed by mobs had been reduced on appeal. Considering these factors and…
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