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Criminal Law [2022] UGHCCRD 165

Baseme v Uganda

Baseme v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 66 of 2021) [2022] UGHCCRD 165 (15 March 2022)

The High Court reduced a 23-month sentence for smoking a narcotic drug to 12 months, finding the original sentence manifestly harsh despite a guilty plea and mitigating factors.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Mitigating Factors
  • Appeal Against Sentence
  • Narcotic Drugs Offences
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Appeal-against-sentence
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Criminal Law [2022] UGCA 56

Nkcosolwana Funiwe v Uganda

Nkcosolwana Funiwe v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 390 of 2017) [2022] UGCA 56 (1 March 2022)

On second appeal, the Court of Appeal varied a 10-year drug-possession sentence and imposed a UGX 10 million fine, with 10 years’ imprisonment in default.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Narcotic Drugs Offences
  • Plea Of Guilty
  • Valuation Of Drugs
  • Appellate Jurisdiction
  • Sentencing-principles
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Criminal Law [2022] UGCA 42

Aniugo v Uganda

Aniugo v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 391 of 2017) [2022] UGCA 42 (24 February 2022)

The Court of Appeal varied a drug-possession sentence, holding that the High Court wrongly preserved a default term after setting aside the fine.

  • Sentencing Principles
  • Narcotic Drugs Offences
  • Appeals On Sentence
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Narcotic-drugs-offences
  • Sentence-appeals
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Criminal Law [2021] UGHCCRD 111

Argueta v Uganda

Argueta v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 27 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 111 (2 December 2021)

The High Court held that the appellant’s drug trial was defective because he was not provided counsel and did not properly understand the plea proceedings; a retrial was ordered.

  • Narcotic Drugs Offences
  • Right To Legal Representation
  • Fair Trial Rights
  • Plea Taking Procedure
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Fair-trial-rights
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