Uganda Case Law

Gabiri v Uganda

Gabiri v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 80 of 2018) [2024] UGSC 46 (12 December 2024)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal 80 of 2018

Judge

Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, JSC, Tuhaise, JSC, Mike Chibita, JSC, Madrama , JSC, Catherine Bamugemereire, JSC

The Supreme Court held that the discretion to order sentences to run consecutively or concurrently lies with the sentencing judge, guided by the nature of the offences, facts, and aggravating or mitigating circumstances. The offences in question involved separate victims, each suffering distinct harm from deliberate acts of violence. Although the offences occurred closely in time and place, they did not constitute a single transaction for sentencing purposes because they infringed upon different legally protected interests—each victim's life. The Court found that the cumulative sentence of 26…

Source excerpt

• Sentencing Principles
• Consecutive Vs Concurrent Sentences
• Attempted Murder
• Same Transaction Rule