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Criminal Law [2023] UGHCCRD 78

Oroma and Anor v Uganda

Oroma and Anor v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 192 of 2022) [2023] UGHCCRD 78 (13 June 2023)

Court
HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 192 of 2022
Judge
Elubu, J

The court held that while Section 106(2) of the Trial on Indictments Act generally provides that sentences commence from the date they are pronounced, Section 122(1) specifically requires that sentences imposed upon subsequent convictions must be served consecutively unless the court orders otherwise. In this case, the applicants were convicted and sentenced in two separate trials for distinct offences, with no evidence that the charges arose out of the same transaction or series of acts. The sentencing courts did not order the sentences to run concurrently. Therefore, the default legal posit…

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  • Sentencing Concurrent Vs Consecutive
  • Trial On Indictments Act
  • Plea Bargain Sentencing
  • Aggravated Robbery
  • Attempted Murder
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Criminal Law [2023] UGCA 235

Okullo v Uganda

Okullo v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 188 of 2019) [2023] UGCA 235 (12 June 2023)

Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Case number
Criminal Appeal 188 of 2019

The Court of Appeal held that sentences resulting from plea bargain agreements are generally not appealable on grounds of severity, as parties voluntarily negotiate and agree to the terms, including mitigating factors. However, the trial judge's failure to deduct the period spent on remand from the sentences contravened Article 23(8) of the Constitution and the Sentencing Guidelines, rendering the sentences illegal. The appellate court exercised its powers under section 11 of the Judicature Act to set aside the original sentences and deduct the remand period. Each appellant's sentence for agg…

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  • Aggravated Robbery
  • Attempted Murder
  • Plea Bargain Sentencing
  • Remand Time Deduction
  • Illegal Sentence
  • Mitigating Factors
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