Asio v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 55 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 756 (13 August 2024)
Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Criminal Miscellaneous Application 55 of 2024
Judge
Adonyo, J
The High Court at Soroti dismissed an application for bail pending appeal, finding no exceptional or unusual circumstances were shown by the convicted applicant.
Kimeze v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 12 of 2019) [2019] UGSC 99 (29 November 2019)
Court
Supreme Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 12 of 2019
Judge
Arach-Amoko, JSC
The Supreme Court found that the applicant is a first offender with no previous criminal record, and the offence for which he was convicted did not involve personal violence. The applicant complied with bail conditions in lower courts for eight years and did not abscond, demonstrating reliability. The sureties presented are substantial and have previously served in lower courts. The appeal raises arguable points of law and is not frivolous. Although the possibility of substantial delay in hearing the appeal is speculative, the court acknowledged that there is no guarantee of expeditious dispo…