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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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Judgment date
February 2001
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Evaluation of Evidence
26 February 2001
Confession to local officials corroborated by conduct and medical evidence; inconsistencies were immaterial, appeal dismissed.
Criminal law – murder – admissibility and voluntariness of extra-judicial confession to local council officials – section 29A Evidence Act – corroboration by conduct and recovery of body – contradictions in witness statements not necessarily fatal – alibi rebutted by appellant’s admissions; medical evidence of strangulation.
26 February 2001
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Evaluation of Evidence
26 February 2001
Appellate court held loan enforceable, found respondent breached by non-delivery, set aside tribunal, awarded damages and costs.
Contract law – Loan agreement – offer and acceptance – certainty and enforceability; Breach of contract – failure to deliver agreed goods (heifers and bull) – remedies; Restitution – recoverability of monies and materials advanced; Costs – discretion of trial court and principle that costs follow the event.
22 February 2001
Criminal law
8 February 2001
Appellants' murder convictions upheld: identification evidence found reliable and alibi rejected.
Criminal law – identification evidence – single identifying witness – factors: lighting, duration, prior acquaintance, deserted location; cautionary approach and credibility assessment; alibi defence – burden and rejection; use of police statements to impeach credibility.
1 February 2001