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Criminal Law [2015] UGHCCRD 70

Saaka v Uganda

Saaka v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.47 of 2015) [2015] UGHCCRD 70 (23 September 2015)

The High Court dismissed Saaka Moses’s criminal appeal and upheld his 22-month sentence for theft, finding the charge, trial, and evidence were proper.

  • Theft By Agent
  • Fair Hearing
  • Evaluation Of Evidence
  • Contradictions In Testimony
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Theft
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Criminal Law [2003] UGCA 11

Twagira v Uganda

Twagira v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 160 of 2002) [2003] UGCA 11 (19 August 2003)

The Court of Appeal upheld a finding of a case to answer for embezzlement and theft by agent, rejecting the appellant’s claim of right over company funds.

  • Embezzlement
  • Theft By Agent
  • Company Property
  • Prima Facie Case
  • Revision Jurisdiction
  • Prima-facie-case
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Criminal Law [1955] EACA 325

Patel v Reginam

Patel v Reginam (Criminal Appeal No. 947 of 1954) [1955] EACA 325 (1 January 1955)

The Court of Appeal held that section 299(1) required reasonable suspicion at trial, not just at seizure, and that the theft charge failed for want of proof of no claim of right.

  • Possession Of Unlawfully Obtained Property
  • Theft By Agent
  • Claim Of Right
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Interpretation Of Penal Code
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal Law [1946] EACA 53

Rex v Biazzos

Rex v Biazzos (Criminal Appeal No. 235 of 1946) [1946] EACA 53 (1 January 1946)

The Court of Appeal upheld a conviction for theft by a partner, holding that a lesser theft offence could be sustained under the Criminal Procedure Code and that the claim of right was not bona fide.

  • Theft By Agent
  • Minor Offence Conviction
  • Bona Fide Claim Of Right
  • Partnership Property
  • Jury Verdict
  • Sentencing Principles
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