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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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September 2000
An improper identification parade did not overturn convictions where voluntary confessions and independent corroboration supported guilt.
Criminal law – Identification parades – procedural safeguards (Ssentale) – improperly held identification parade; Confessions – admissibility and voluntariness – retracted confession requiring corroboration; Evidence Act s.29A – discovery corroboration (recovery of weapon); Identity and alibi – sufficiency of corroborative and eyewitness evidence; Minor inconsistencies not fatal
8 September 2000
Confession was admissible despite prior alleged torture; recent possession and corroboration sustained robbery conviction.
Criminal law — admissibility of confession — voluntariness after alleged prior torture — language/translation of caution statement — recent possession doctrine — hearsay evidence not decisive — appellate review of sentence
8 September 2000
Court granted a consented extension of time to file a notice of appeal and ordered costs to abide the appeal outcome.
Civil procedure – extension of time to file notice of appeal – application granted by consent; notice of appeal to be filed within 14 days; costs to abide the outcome of the appeal.
4 September 2000