Uganda Case Law

Beyaka vs Uganda

Beyaka vs Uganda (Civil Appeal No. 282 of 2010) [2015] UGCA 40 (6 May 2015)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 282 of 2010

The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge erred by admitting and relying on a retracted confession obtained during a period when the appellant was subjected to torture in police custody. Medical evidence supported the appellant's claim of torture, and the trial judge failed to address this critical issue. The confession was the sole evidence against the appellant, and without proper inquiry into its voluntariness and corroboration, the conviction could not stand. Additionally, the sentence imposed was illegal as it was an omnibus sentence not tied to specific counts, contrary to statutor…

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• Retracted Confession
• Corroboration Requirements
• Sentencing Errors
• Trial Within Trial
• Torture In Police Custody

Uganda v Kakayo

Uganda v Kakayo (Criminal Revision 22 of 1993) [1996] UGHC 35 (2 January 1996)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Revision 22 of 1993

Judges

GM OKELLO, J

The High Court reviewed a clerical error in a commitment warrant that misstated the fine, but found no miscarriage of justice and made no revision order.

• False Information
• Public Service Offences
• Sentencing Errors
• Criminal-revision
• Sentencing-errors
• Commitment-warrants

Uganda v Kilama

Uganda v Kilama (Criminal Revision 7 of 1990) [1990] UGHC 41 (14 May 1990)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Revision 7 of 1990

Judges

GM OKELLO, J

The High Court set aside a conviction entered on a purported guilty plea that was not properly recorded, and also quashed an illegal default sentence.

• Plea Procedure
• Conviction Legality
• Sentencing Errors
• Criminal-revision
• Guilty-plea-procedure
• Illegal-sentences