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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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September 2000
Mweru Ali & 2 oers v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.89 of 1999) [2000] UGCA 19 (8 September 2000)
Court found identification parade defective but upheld convictions based on corroborated confessions and recovered firearm.
Criminal law – Identification parades – procedural rules (Ssentale) – improper conduct of parade does not necessarily vitiate other admissible evidence. Criminal law – Extra-judicial confessions – retracted confessions require corroboration (Tuwamoi) and admissions leading to discovery admissible (s.29A Evidence Act). Confession admissibility – language of recording – lack of suspect’s language use does not automatically render confession inadmissible
Evidence – minor inconsistencies in witness accounts not fatal if they do not go to root of case. Alibi and identity – corroborating confessions and recovery of exhibits can destroy alibi
 8 September 2000
Ssegonja Paul v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.92 of 1999) [2000] UGCA 9 (8 September 2000)
A delayed confession may be admissible; failure to record in mother tongue not fatal; recent possession supports robbery conviction.
Criminal law – robbery – elements and proof – recent possession of stolen vehicle as strong corroborative evidence
Evidence – confessions – voluntariness – effect of prior alleged torture and intervening time; section 26 Evidence Act
Evidence – language – failure to record statement in maker’s mother tongue not fatal if read back by translator and signed
Evidence – hearsay – inadmissible hearsay on record was not relied upon by trial court
Sentencing – appellate interference only where sentence is manifestly excessive, illegal or unreasonable
 8 September 2000
Hajibumalik Adjingo v NPRT (Civil Application 31 of 2000) [2000] UGCA 60 (4 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