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HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)

The Criminal Division is Responsible for hearing all serious criminal offences referred to it by the Magistrates' Courts. According to the Principal Judge's Circular, except for Commercial Court Judges who must attend to only Commercial Court cases, the rest of the Judges of the High Court who are based in Kampala are members of the Criminal Division irrespective of the other Divisions of the High Court that they belong to.

Each of the above judges is supposed to do, at least, one High Court Criminal Session in a year at Kampala

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November 2002
Uganda v Mubangizi (High Court Criminal Session Case No. 0129 of 2001) [2002] UGHCCRD 6 (27 November 2002)
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Burden of Proof
 27 November 2002
Ugand v Bemba (High Court Criminal Session Case No. 0150 of 2001) [2002] UGHCCRD 8 (20 November 2002)
Criminal law
 20 November 2002
Uganda v Wambuzu (HCCSC NO. 81 of 2000) [2002] UGHCCRD 1 (15 November 2002)
Confession admitted despite procedural defects, but failure to prove victim's age and intercourse led to acquittal.
Criminal law – Defilement (s.123(1) Penal Code) – ingredients: intercourse (penetration), age under 18, identity of accused. Evidence – Confession under charge and caution – admissibility where procedure departs from guidance; requirement that accused understands vernacular and that contents be interpreted and read back. Evidence – Corroboration of retracted confession; circumstantial evidence and opportunity insufficient without corroborative proof. Evidence – Proof of age – necessity to tender birth certificate or call material witness.
 15 November 2002
Uganda v Matovu Vincent (High Court Criminal Session Case No. 1362 of 2000) [2002] UGHCCRD 12 (12 November 2002)
Criminal law
 12 November 2002
Uganda v Kimuli (High Court Criminal Session Case No. 0141 of 2001) [2002] UGHCCRD 10 (11 November 2002)
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Burden of Proof
 11 November 2002
Uganda v Tamale (High Court Criminal Session Case No. 0148 of 2001) [2002] UGHCCRD 7 (7 November 2002)
Criminal law|Evidence Law
 7 November 2002
Uganda v Kasumba (High Court Criminal Session Case No. 08 of 2002) [2002] UGHCCRD 9 (4 November 2002)
Criminal law
 4 November 2002