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Mawanda v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 39 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 72 (10 December 2024)
The High Court partly allowed the appeal, quashing convictions for forgery and conspiracy, but affirming uttering false document and obtaining money by false pretenses.
Sonko v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 77 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 66 (6 November 2024)
The trial magistrate’s failure to deduct the period the appellant spent on pretrial remand rendered the sentence illegal. The appellate court is mandated to set aside such a sentence and resentence the appellant in accordance with constitutional requirements. Considering the appellant’s guilty plea, payment of compensation, and remorse, but also the aggravating factors of breach of trust and financial loss to the victims, a custodial sentence is warranted. The appropriate sentence is one year’s imprisonment, less the 21 days spent on pretrial remand, resulting in a net sentence of eleven mont…
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Ssimbwa & Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 78 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 63 (28 October 2024)
The court found that, although the trial magistrate did not explain each ingredient of the offences in detail, the charges and brief facts were read and explained to the appellants in Luganda, their mother tongue, and their responses indicated understanding and acceptance of the facts. The plea-taking process substantially complied with legal requirements, and the appellants' admissions were unequivocal. The court held that procedural anomalies that do not result in a miscarriage of justice do not warrant overturning a conviction. However, the conviction for conspiracy to commit a felony was…
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Mutabazi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 39 of 2022) [2023] UGHCCRD 89 (4 September 2023)
The High Court quashed Mutabazi Eric’s conviction for obtaining money by false pretenses, finding the evidence insufficient and the sentence ambiguous.
Kavuma v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 38 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 25 (17 December 2021)
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, holding that a loan dispute over a logbook security was civil, not criminal, and quashed the conviction for false pretenses.
Busale v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 28 of 2019) [2020] UGHCACD 5 (22 November 2020)
The High Court upheld the conviction for personation and obtaining money by false pretenses, but set aside and substituted the sentence for failure to account for remand time.
Busale Oben alias Tumwesigye v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 28 of 2019) [2020] UGHCACD 2 (29 June 2020)
The High Court upheld convictions for personating a public officer and obtaining money by false pretenses, but corrected the sentence for failure to credit remand time.
