Nantume v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 130 of 2017) [2019] UGHCCRD 9 (22 February 2019)

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Criminal law

Case summary

Court found that the right to appeal is not inherent, but rather created by statute.   From the facts of the case, court noted that a violation of a right does not automatically bar criminal proceedings against the accused unless it was done during proceedings.   Court based its decision on the right to a fair hearing, and noting that the appellant would have filed a suit for abuse of human rights and claimed for compensation.   The court therefore dismissed the appeal, holding that it was lodged to frustrate the substantive trail and expedite the ends of justice.

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