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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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July 1995
Uganda v Tumuhirwe Vicent (criminal case no. 296/1993) [1995] UGHC 74 (12 July 1995)
Court convicts and sentences accused for defiling a minor, with corroborated testimony and medical evidence outweighing retracted confession.
Criminal Law – Defilement – elements of proof – admissibility of retracted confession – age determination of a minor.
 12 July 1995
Glorious Transport Co. Ltd V Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 1040 of 1990) [1995] UGHC 3 (11 July 1995)
State held liable for NRA soldiers’ seizure of plaintiff’s lorry; replacement value and loss of earnings awarded.
Detinue/conversion – proof of ownership and possession – seizure and commandeering of vehicle by soldiers – State liability for torts of soldiers proximate to and incidental to assumption of power – assessment of replacement value and loss of earnings in detinue.
 11 July 1995
Uganda v Boona Peter (Criminal Session Case No. 324/94) [1995] UGHC 78 (7 July 1995)
Court convicts and sentences accused to 11 years for rape based on credible identification and lack of consent.
Criminal law – Rape – Elements of penetration and lack of consent – Identification of the accused – Alibi defense.
 7 July 1995
Uganda v Okii (Criminal Confirmation 2 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 52 (7 July 1995)

 

 7 July 1995
Uganda v Onenchan (Criminal Session Case 91 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 53 (6 July 1995)

 

 6 July 1995
Uganda v Ovuru (Criminal Session Case 99 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 54 (6 July 1995)

 

 6 July 1995
Uganda v Baguma Stephen (Criminal Session Case No. 326 of 94) [1995] UGHC 80 (5 July 1995)
The accused was acquitted of defilement due to lack of corroborative evidence in a child's testimony.
Criminal Law – Defilement - Conviction on unsworn statement of child - Requirements for corroborative evidence.
 5 July 1995
Uganda v Walusinibi Mpanga (Criminal Session Case No. 347 / 1995) [1995] UGHC 73 (3 July 1995)
Insufficient evidence led to the acquittal of an accused in a defilement case involving a minor.
Criminal law – Defilement – Proof of age and sexual intercourse – Corroboration of complainant's testimony – Alibi defense.
 3 July 1995
Uganda v Ogwanga (Criminal Confirmation 3 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 50 (1 July 1995)

 

 1 July 1995
Uganda v Sarapio Babara and Others (Criminal Session Case 171 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 91 (1 July 1995)
Eyewitness and medical evidence proved unlawful group beating causing death, but not malice aforethought; accused convicted of manslaughter.
Criminal law – Unlawful killing – Admissibility and corroboration of dying declarations; Eyewitness identification – reliability of identification evidence; Joint liability – participation in group beating and liability under section 22; Distinction between murder and manslaughter – requirement to prove malice aforethought; Defences considered – provocation and intoxication.
 1 July 1995