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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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High Court Building at Plot 2, the Square.
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https://judiciary.go.ug/data/smenu/13/Criminal%20Division.html
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March 2003
Uganda v Labu (HCT-04-CR-SC-0192/2002) [2003] UGHCCRD 6 (12 March 2003)
Accused acquitted where identification evidence was unreliable and participation in murder was not proved beyond reasonable doubt.
  • Criminal law
    • — Murder — Proof of ingredients (death, unlawfulness, malice, participation) — Standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt
    • — Identification evidence — Caution where conditions (darkness, distance, inconsistent accounts) create danger of mistaken identity
  • Criminal procedure — Acquittal — Prosecution must firmly link recovered weapon and reliable identification to prove participation
12 March 2003