Uganda Case Law

Dratia Vs Uganda

Dratia Vs Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 154 of 2011) [2016] UGCA 31 (6 June 2016)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 154 of 2011

The Court of Appeal found that although the trial judge erred by failing to conduct a voire dire for Pw3 and Pw5, both children of tender years, this irregularity did not result in a miscarriage of justice because their evidence was sufficiently corroborated by medical evidence and the immediate report made by Pw3 to Pw4. The corroboration satisfied the legal requirement for sexual offences involving children. The court also found that the contradictions alleged in the prosecution evidence were minor and did not undermine the credibility of the witnesses. Regarding sentencing, the court held…

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• Aggravated Defilement
• Evidence Of Children
• Voire Dire
• Corroboration
• Sentencing Guidelines

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Koli Jenty v Uganda

Koli Jenty v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 42 of 2004) [2009] UGCA 37 (27 August 2009)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 42 of 2004

The Court of Appeal allowed a murder appeal, quashing the conviction because the child witness was not examined through a proper voire dire and no other evidence supported conviction.

• Murder
• Circumstantial Evidence
• Child Witness
• Voire Dire
• Standard Of Proof
• Circumstantial-evidence

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