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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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November 2025
Uganda v Basimaki Milton and Others (Criminal Sessions Case No. 311 of 2018) [2025] UGHC 1382 (26 November 2025)
Accused acquitted where dying declaration unreliable and night identifications plus alibis left reasonable doubt.
Criminal law — Murder: death, unlawfulness and malice proved by post-mortem; identification evidence — caution in night-time recognition and dying declarations; dying declaration reliability and need for corroboration; alibi supported by documentary evidence may create reasonable doubt.
 26 November 2025
Uganda v Kwoshawo Geofrey (Criminal Sessions Case No. 91 of 2016) [2025] UGHC 1384 (26 November 2025)
Accused convicted of murder; malice established, defences rejected; sentenced to 33 years and ordered to pay compensation.
Criminal law – Murder – Elements: death, unlawful cause, malice aforethought, participation – Confessions and res gestae statements – Rejection of self‑defence, accident and provocation – Sentencing and compensation order.
 26 November 2025
Uganda v Twiine Johnson and Another (Criminal Sessions Case No. 254 of 2021) [2025] UGHC 1383 (26 November 2025)
Whether circumstantial and DNA evidence proved one accused's participation in a fatal sexual assault and murder.
Criminal law – Murder – Elements: death, unlawful causation and malice aforethought; Circumstantial evidence and DNA linking accused to victim; Admissibility and weight of co‑accused’s extra‑judicial statements; Doctrine of last seen and absence/flight as evidence; Sentence proportionality for brutal sexual murder.
 26 November 2025