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Tuuni Stephen & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 190 of 2011) [2018] UGCA 37 (13 June 2018)
The Court of Appeal quashed robbery convictions because the trial judgment was missing, making a merits appeal impossible. It refused a retrial due to long custody.
Uganda v Cheptegei Ndiwa (Criminal Sessions Case No. 19 of 92) [1993] UGHCCRD 20 (15 July 1993)
The High Court found that the trial Chief Magistrate failed to deliver a judgment that complied with section 134(1) of the Magistrates Courts Act, 1970. The purported judgment did not set out the points for determination, the decision thereon, or the reasons for the decision, and thus did not meet the statutory requirements. As a result, the trial was a nullity and the convictions on the first and second counts could not stand. Furthermore, upon reviewing the record, the High Court determined that there was insufficient evidence to support the convictions on those counts. The appellant was ac…
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