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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
May 2007
Uncontradicted affidavits proving intimidation, personation and ballot‑stuffing annulled the LCV election; fresh elections ordered.
* Election law — Election petition — evaluation of affidavit evidence — uncontradicted sworn evidence — balance of probabilities. * Electoral offences — obstruction of election officers, personation, multiple voting, ballot stuffing, bribery — vitiation of election. * Procedure — late filing and striking out of respondent's pleadings — participation after striking out — effect on trial (mistrial). * Relief — annulment of election and order for fresh poll; costs awarded to petitioner.
31 May 2007
Appellant’s provocation defence rejected; conviction and death sentence for murder upheld on appeal.
Criminal law – murder – provocation – requirements for suddenness, heat of passion and ordinary-person standard; prior knowledge of adultery/pregnancy not provocation; charge and caution/confession evidence; appellate re-appraisal of credibility; consideration of mitigation for death sentence.
21 May 2007