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Court of Appeal of Uganda

The Court of Appeal is the second highest court in the land.  It came into being following the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution, and the enactment of the Judicature Statute, 1996. Article 134 of the Constitution established the structure of the Court of Appeal.

While presiding over matters , it is duly constituted when it consists of an odd number of not less than three (3) justices of the Court of Appeal. It is this court that constitutes itself into a Constitutional Court in accordance with the Constitution to hear constitutional cases.

The Constitutional Court consists of fifteen (15) justices and handles the matters, issues or cases concerning the interpretation of the Constitution  When presiding over a constitutional matter, there must be a quorum of at least five (5) justices of the court.

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Twed Towers along Kafu Road, Nakasero,Kampala.
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Judgment date
August 1999
Equitable lease formed by offer, acceptance and payment; laches not a bar to specific performance where claimant in possession under contract.
Contract for lease – offer and acceptance – equitable lease created by payment and possession; Limitation Act and accrual of cause of action; laches in equity – possession under contract not barred by mere delay; specific performance of lease enforceable where vendor frustrates execution
12 August 1999
Household eyewitness identification, dying declaration and corroborative physical evidence upheld the murder conviction; appeal dismissed.
Criminal law – Murder – Identification by household witnesses – Dying declaration – Post-offence conduct and physical corroboration – Appeal dismissed
5 August 1999
Appellate court held malice aforethought not proved and substituted manslaughter for murder, reserving sentence.
Criminal law – Murder v manslaughter – Malice aforethought – Duty to evaluate evidence as a whole including charge and caution statements and unsworn statements – Defences: self‑defence, provocation, accident – Absence of motive and shooting at non‑vital parts as indicia of lack of intent – Appellate substitution of conviction
2 August 1999