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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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Plot 2, the Square Kampala
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February 2022
Uganda v Monday (FPT-00-CR-SC 109 of 2019) [2022] UGHC 146 (17 February 2022)
Accused convicted for murder and one attempted murder based on single‑witness ID and circumstantial evidence.
Criminal law – Murder – Ingredients: death, unlawfulness, malice aforethought, participation. Criminal law – Attempted murder – necessity of malice and overt act manifesting intent. Evidence – Identification by a single eyewitness; need for caution and possible corroboration. Evidence – Circumstantial evidence: must be incompatible with innocence and exclude reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Sentencing – Death penalty reserved for rarest of rare; application of Sentencing Guidelines; remand time deduction; concurrent versus consecutive terms.
 17 February 2022