Uganda v Matsiko Sammy (HCT-05-CR-CV-0002-2002)
Uganda v Matsiko Sammy (HCT-05-CR-CV-0002-2002) [2002] UGHC 94 (13 August 2002)
The application for revision was not properly before the court because the respondent was not given an opportunity to be heard, as required by S.341(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code Act, and the application was filed outside the thirty-day statutory period without good cause for extension, contrary to S.341(8). However, the court found that the Chief Magistrate erred in law by imposing a fine instead of the mandatory custodial sentence required under S.257 of the Penal Code Act. Exercising its discretion under S.41(2) of the Judicature Statute, the court set aside the earlier sentences and o…
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- Revision Of Sentence
- Mandatory Sentencing
- Procedural Fairness
- Time Limits For Applications