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Uganda v Celina Aguti (Criminal Case No. 97 of 1988) [1991] UGHC 79 (20 August 1991)
The High Court quashed witchcraft convictions against Celina Aguti, finding the evidence insufficient and setting aside consecutive sentences.
Uganda v Yubentino Olinga (Criminal Revision Order No. 97/91) [1991] UGHC 85 (6 August 1991)
The High Court quashed convictions under the Witchcraft Act for lack of proof required by statute and set aside the consecutive sentences.
Uganda v Ogwang (Criminal Revision 45 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 68 (26 February 1991)
The High Court quashed six convictions for imputation of witchcraft, holding the guilty pleas were equivocal and the narrated facts did not disclose the offence.
Uganda v Alou Kawa (Criminal Revision No. 4-1/90) [1990] UGIC 1 (3 December 1990)
The court quashed convictions for imputation of witchcraft, finding the evidence did not prove the offence charged and that the sentence was improperly imposed.
Uganda v Leonida Okello and Ovuru Ayiga (Criminal Confirmation No. 15/1987) [1990] UGHC 46 (13 November 1990)
The convictions were quashed because the facts narrated did not disclose the commission of any offence under the Witchcraft Act. There was no evidence that the accused possessed any article by common repute used for witchcraft, nor was there any direct or indirect threat to cause disease or harm by means of witchcraft. The convictions were based on mere suspicion and were therefore illegal. Consequently, the sentences imposed were also set aside. The court reaffirmed the principle that sentences for offences arising from the same transaction should run concurrently, not consecutively, but thi…
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Kotutu v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 1951) [1951] EACA 158 (1 January 1951)
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa upheld a conviction under the Tanganyika Witchcraft Ordinance, finding the evidence sufficient to infer intent to cause death by witchcraft.
Rex v Njeroge (Con. C. 275/1932.) [1932] EACA 15 (1 January 1932)
The court held that the statement made by the accused to the police officer while in custody was inadmissible as evidence under Section 25 of the Evidence Act and relevant case law. Furthermore, any evidence overheard by a third party (Mutoro) was also inadmissible. With the exclusion of all inadmissible evidence, no admissible evidence remained to implicate the accused. According to Section 196A of the Criminal Procedure Code, the Magistrate was required to dismiss the case without calling upon the accused to enter a defence. The accused's answer in open court, although construed as a judici…
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Rex v Sauroj (Confirmation Case 446/1929.) [1929] EACA 163 (1 January 1929)
The court held that “means” in section 4 of the Witchcraft Ordinance could include spoken words, but quashed the conviction for misjoinder and ordered a retrial.
