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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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June 1993
Uganda v Kidega (Criminal Session Case 34 of 1993) [1993] UGHC 65 (24 June 1993)
Whether mitigating factors justify a reduced sentence for a brutal domestic manslaughter.
Criminal law – Manslaughter vs murder – acceptance of guilty plea; Sentencing – mitigation (early plea, first offender, surrender, dependants) v aggravation (brutality, domestic killing, deterrence).
 24 June 1993
Uganda v Okwonga (Criminal Session Case 39 of 1993) [1993] UGHC 86 (24 June 1993)
24 June 1993
Uganda v Akileo (Criminal Session Case 32 of 1993) [1993] UGHC 83 (23 June 1993)
23 June 1993
Uganda v Evaline Lapido (Criminal Session Case No. 285 of 1992; Original Criminal Case No. MG. 234/1991) [1993] UGHC 127 (22 June 1993)
Accepted guilty plea to manslaughter; court sentenced accused to two years’ imprisonment balancing mitigation and aggravation.
Criminal law – Manslaughter – Plea to lesser and cognate offence accepted – Causal link between assault and death (ruptured spleen) – Sentencing: mitigation (guilty plea, remand, dependants, no prior convictions) v. aggravation (unlawful violence).
 22 June 1993
Uganda v Lapido (Criminal Session Case 285 of 1992) [1993] UGHC 78 (22 June 1993)
22 June 1993