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Criminal Law [2020] UGCA 2

Saaka & 2 Ors v Uganda

Saaka & 2 Ors v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 66 of 2015) [2020] UGCA 2 (6 January 2020)

The Court of Appeal upheld identification evidence, reduced aggravated robbery to simple robbery, confirmed attempted murder convictions, and adjusted sentences and compensation.

  • Identification Evidence
  • Deadly Weapon Definition
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Compensation Order
  • Police Supervision
  • Concurrent Sentences
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Criminal Law [2015] UGSC 1

Munyangondo v Uganda

Munyangondo v Uganda [2015] UGSC 1 (13 February 2015)

The Supreme Court upheld a robbery conviction, confirmed police supervision, and varied compensation by removing payment for two phones while awarding UGX 5.1 million to Century Bottling Co. Ltd.

  • Robbery
  • Compensation Orders
  • Police Supervision
  • Appellate Review
  • Identification Evidence
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal Law [1970] UGHC 1

Martin Mawata v Uganda

Martin Mawata v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 191 of 1970) [1970] UGHC 1 (13 July 1970)

The High Court dismissed a sentence appeal for robbery, confirming imprisonment and compensation, and added a three-year police supervision order on release.

  • Sentencing
  • Robbery
  • Police Supervision
  • Compensation Order
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Police-supervision
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Criminal Law [1945] EACA 42

Rex v Nyamoko and Another (Confirmation Case No. 956 of 1944)

Rex v Nyamoko and Another (Confirmation Case No. 956 of 1944) [1945] EACA 42 (1 January 1945)

The court held that the enhanced penalty for breach of police supervision under section 345 applies only after a prior conviction, not to multiple counts in one case.

  • Police Supervision
  • Sentencing Guidelines
  • Repeat Offenders
  • Criminal Procedure Code
  • Interpretation Of Statutes
  • Police-supervision
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Criminal Law [1938] EACA 201

Rex v Kimemia (Cr. App. No. 124/37)

Rex v Kimemia (Cr. App. No. 124/37) [1938] EACA 201 (1 January 1938)

The East African Court of Appeal set aside a conviction where the accused’s answer, “It is true,” was not an unequivocal plea of guilty on the charge.

  • Equivocal Plea Of Guilty
  • Police Supervision
  • Failure To Report Change Of Address
  • Equivocal-plea-of-guilty
  • Police-supervision
  • Criminal-procedure-code
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Criminal Law [1938] EACA 200

Rex v Kimemia (Cr. App. No. 32/38)

Rex v Kimemia (Cr. App. No. 32/38) [1938] EACA 200 (1 January 1938)

The court held that rigid reporting rules could not override section 331 where personal reporting was not reasonably possible, and quashed the conviction.

  • Police Supervision
  • Failure To Report
  • Technical Offence
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Convict Obligations
  • Criminal-procedure
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