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Criminal Law [2009] UGHC 167

Uganda v Muwonge Emmanuel (Cr.Case No.738 Of 2009) (Cr.Case No.738 of 2009)

Uganda v Muwonge Emmanuel (Cr.Case No.738 Of 2009) (Cr.Case No.738 of 2009) [2009] UGHC 167 (3 September 2009)

The High Court acquitted a State Attorney of corruption charges after finding the prosecution had not established a prima facie case.

  • Corruption By Public Officer
  • Criminal Trial Procedure
  • Prima Facie Case
  • Public Service Offences
  • Corruption-by-public-officer
  • Prima-facie-case
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Criminal Law [1996] UGHC 35

Uganda v Kakayo

Uganda v Kakayo (Criminal Revision 22 of 1993) [1996] UGHC 35 (2 January 1996)

The High Court reviewed a clerical error in a commitment warrant that misstated the fine, but found no miscarriage of justice and made no revision order.

  • False Information
  • Public Service Offences
  • Sentencing Errors
  • Criminal-revision
  • Sentencing-errors
  • Commitment-warrants
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Criminal Law [1991] UGHC 78

Uganda v John Peter Akiize (Revision Order No. 36/90)

Uganda v John Peter Akiize (Revision Order No. 36/90) [1991] UGHC 78 (7 August 1991)

The High Court held that a 1987 sentencing amendment did not apply retrospectively to a conviction and sentence entered before it commenced.

  • Sentencing
  • Penal Code Amendment
  • Minimum Sentence
  • Public Service Offences
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Retrospective-legislation
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Criminal Law [1948] EACA 39

Rex v Jamal

Rex v Jamal (Criminal Appeal No. 161 of 1948) [1948] EACA 39 (1 January 1948)

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa dismissed an appeal against sentence for fabricating evidence and giving false information, holding the sentence was not excessive.

  • Fabricating Evidence
  • False Information
  • Sentencing Principles
  • Public Service Offences
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Fabricating-evidence
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Criminal Law [1944] EACA 5

Rex v Ali

Rex v Ali (Criminal Appeal No. 31 of 1944) [1944] EACA 5 (1 January 1944)

The East African Court of Appeal held that answering a constable’s question while under arrest is not giving false information to a public servant under section 124.

  • False Information
  • Public Service Offences
  • Penal Code Section 124
  • False-information
  • Public-service-offences
  • Penal-code-section-124
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