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High Court of Uganda

The High Court of Uganda is the third court of record in order of hierarchy and has unlimited original jurisdiction, which means that it can try any case of any value or crime of any magnitude. Appeals from all Magistrates Courts go to the High Court. 

The High Court is headed by the Honorable Principal Judge who is responsible for the administration of the court and has supervisory powers over Magistrate's courts. 

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August 1991
Laze v Uganda (Criminal Revision Order 14/91) [1991] UGHC 82 (30 August 1991)
Court revises illegal sentence for traffic offences and orders sentences to run concurrently.
Criminal Law – Traffic Offences – Illegal Sentence – Concurrent Sentences for Related Offences
 30 August 1991
Uganda v Acen & Another (Criminal Revision 93 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 62 (30 August 1991)

 

 30 August 1991
Uganda v Fili Yofesi (Criminal Session 100 of 1990) [1991] UGHC 30 (29 August 1991)
Kidnapping with intent to murder proved by eyewitness and context; circumstantial evidence insufficient to convict for murder.
Criminal law – Kidnapping with intent to murder – elements: forcible seizure and contemporaneous intent (s.235(1)(a)); single-witness identification – reliability factors (daylight, acquaintance, duration, corroboration); circumstantial evidence – must exclude reasonable innocent hypothesis before convicting for murder; presumption of intent under s.235(2) not applied where victim seen within six months; sentencing – death discretionary, court may impose term of imprisonment taking mitigation into account.
 29 August 1991
Uganda v Fili Yofesi (Criminal Session Case 100 of 1990) [1991] UGHC 29 (29 August 1991)
Accused convicted of kidnapping with intent to murder but acquitted of murders for insufficient circumstantial evidence.
Criminal law — Kidnapping with intent to murder (s.235(1)(a)) — Elements: forceful seizure and contemporaneous intent; identification by single witness; circumstantial evidence — Murder (ss.183,184) — requirement to exclude reasonable hypothesis of innocence; indictment inclusion of absent co-accused.
 29 August 1991
Otwi v Uganda (Criminal Revision 88 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 60 (20 August 1991)

 

 20 August 1991
Uganda v Celina Aguti (Criminal Case No. 97 of 1988) [1991] UGHC 79 (20 August 1991)
Convictions for witchcraft lacked evidence support; sentences set aside and release ordered.
Criminal law – Witchcraft Act – evidence required for conviction under sections 5 (1) for possession of articles and section 3 (1) for the practice of witchcraft – procedure in sentencing multiple counts.
 20 August 1991
Uganda v Elia Dragu (Criminal Revision No. 41 of 91) [1991] UGHC 76 (19 August 1991)
Conviction and sentence quashed due to insufficient evidence and illegal sentencing structure.
Criminal Law - Conviction standards - Insufficient evidence for fraud - Illegality of sentence option between imprisonment or fine.
 19 August 1991
Lebel (E.A.) Limited v Eclipse Limited (Civil Suit 1520 of 1986) [1991] UGHC 91 (7 August 1991)
Court declared counter-claimant beneficial owner under resulting trust and set aside fraudulent re-transfer, ordering re-registration.
Trusts and equitable remedies – resulting trust where purchaser provides consideration but title taken in another's name – duties of trustee (loyalty, preservation, accounting) – fraudulent re-transfer null and void – equitable declaration of beneficial ownership and order to register title.
 7 August 1991
Uganda v John Peter Akiize (Revision Order No. 36/90) [1991] UGHC 78 (7 August 1991)
Amendment imposing minimum sentence not applicable to offense committed prior to its commencement date.
Criminal Law – sentencing – application of amendments – retrospective application of sentencing guidelines – minimum imprisonment terms.
 7 August 1991
Uganda v Yubentino Olinga (Criminal Revision Order No. 97/91) [1991] UGHC 85 (6 August 1991)
Witchcraft convictions quashed due to insufficient proof of witchcraft practices or related articles.
Criminal law - Witchcraft Act - Invalid conviction - Lack of evidence for articles used in witchcraft - Misapplication of witchcraft practices.
 6 August 1991
Onyango & 3 Others v Wasswa & Another (Civil Appeal 37 of 1985) [1991] UGHC 69 (2 August 1991)

 

 2 August 1991