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Soita Gregory Kanyike alias Wandeme Nicholas v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 111 of 2020) [2025] UGCA 222 (10 July 2025)
The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction and plea bargain but found the sentence illegal for failing to deduct 3 years and 8 months spent on remand.
Ssenkungu Akim v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 161 of 2023) [2025] UGSC 22 (4 July 2025)
The Supreme Court of Uganda dismissed a criminal appeal, holding that issues not raised before the Court of Appeal could not be entertained and that the sentence challenge was barred.
Barongo John v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0196 of 2025) [2025] UGCA 187 (13 June 2025)
The Court of Appeal upheld a murder sentence of 23 years and 11 months, finding no basis to interfere with the trial judge’s sentencing discretion.
Kiiza Jovan v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 305 of 2020) [2025] UGCA 178 (30 May 2025)
The Court of Appeal upheld a 35-year sentence for murder, finding the trial court had considered mitigation and that the sentence was not manifestly excessive.
Ssebulime Farook v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 255 of 2016) [2025] UGCA 167 (30 May 2025)
The Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction and 40-year sentence, finding circumstantial evidence and the last seen doctrine sufficient, with no material contradictions.
Birungi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 341 of 2016) [2025] UGCA 144 (20 May 2025)
Court of Appeal upheld a rape conviction and 20 years 2 months’ imprisonment, finding the evidence coherent, identification reliable, and the sentence not excessive.
Uganda v Mbaju Stephen and Masereka Moris (Criminal Sessions Case 96 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 392 (15 May 2025)
The High Court convicted both accused of aggravated robbery, finding they jointly attacked the victim with a panga and stole his property.
Sebaduka Umar v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.O227 of 2016) [2025] UGCA 137 (14 May 2025)
The Court of Appeal upheld a sentence appeal, finding the trial court failed to deduct 1 year and 3 months spent on remand from a plea-bargained 13-year sentence.
Nyecko Charles Alias Obama v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0656 of 2015) [2025] UGCA 134 (9 May 2025)
The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge erred by failing to deduct the pre-trial remand period from the sentence, as required by Article 23(8) of the Constitution. Both parties agreed that the sentence was illegal. The court found that the omission constituted a breach of a mandatory constitutional provision and that the appellate court was empowered to remedy the illegality. Accordingly, the court deducted the 1 year and 7 months spent on remand from the original 18-year sentence, resulting in a revised sentence of 16 years and 5 months imprisonment from the date of sentencing. The app…
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Cherop v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 244 of 2024) [2025] UGCA 98 (10 April 2025)
Second appeal in a grievous harm conviction. The Court upheld findings on conviction, but reduced the sentence by 21 days after finding the remand period was ignored.
