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. 

Physical address
Plot 2, the Square Kampala
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May 1991
A default imprisonment exceeding the statutory maximum for a fine is illegal and must be substituted with the lawful term.
Criminal procedure – plea of guilty – vagueness cured by admitted facts; Sentencing – default imprisonment – statutory maximum under section 192(d) TOA 1970 (as amended) limits default for fine ≤ shs.2,000 to seven days; Revision – court may set aside illegal sentence and substitute lawful term.
6 May 1991
Court quashed conviction due to an equivocal plea and set aside illegal default sentence for unlawful possession of ammunition.
Criminal law – Plea of guilty – Validity of plea – Sentencing – Default imprisonment term exceeding statutory limits – Revision of conviction and sentence.
3 May 1991
September 1990
Revisional inspection found an unequivocal guilty plea and justified sentence; file returned to the magistrate's court.
Criminal procedure – Revision under section 339 – Court inspection of magistrate's record; plea of guilty – sufficiency and effect; sentencing – adequacy of reasons (frequency of offence); no further revisional intervention required.
7 September 1990