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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.

Physical address
Twed Towers along Kafu Road, Nakasero,Kampala.
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Judgment date
May 2001
Criminal law
29 May 2001
Appeal allowed: confessions wrongly admitted and circumstantial evidence insufficient, convictions quashed.
Evidence – Confession statements – voluntariness under s.25 Evidence Act – trial within a trial – necessity to analyse allegations of torture and produce medical/satisfactory explanation; Evidence – recent possession – identification and proof required to infer theft; Criminal appeal – re-evaluation of evidence by appellate court.
24 May 2001
Criminal law
22 May 2001

 

1 May 2001