Uganda Case Law

Nahabwe v Uganda

Nahabwe v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 16 of 2020) [2021] UGSC 41 (20 August 2021)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 16 of 2020

Judge

Owiny-Dollo, CJ, Opio-Aweri, JSC, Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, JSC, Mugamba, JSC, Tuhaise, JSC

The Supreme Court held that the question proposed by the applicant—whether the second appellate court can merely accept the conclusions of the first appellate court without adequately scrutinizing the evidence—is firmly settled by clear precedents. The law does not require the second appellate court to re-evaluate evidence or disturb concurrent findings of fact unless there is manifest error or lack of evidence. The applicant's dissatisfaction with the lower courts' findings does not raise a question of law of great public or general importance. There is no uncertainty in the law regarding id…

Source excerpt

• Third Appeal Certification
• Role Of Second Appellate Court
• Identification Evidence
• Concurrent Findings
• Certificate Of Importance
• Public Interest Questions

Ongom John Bosco Vs. Uganda

Ongom John Bosco Vs. Uganda (Criminal Appeal 21 of 2007) [2010] UGSC 14 (20 August 2010)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal 21 of 2007

The Supreme Court of Uganda upheld a conviction for simple robbery, holding that concurrent findings of fact were supported by evidence on second appeal.

• Role Of Second Appellate Court
• Re-evaluation Of Evidence
• Retracted Confession
• Corroboration
• Circumstantial Evidence
• Second-appeal