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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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April 2009
Uganda v Kirokimu Ors (Criminal Session Case No. 0115 of 2004) [2009] UGHCCRD 29 (8 April 2009) Theft and use of a deadly weapon were proved, but identity was not; accused acquitted due to unsafe identification. * Criminal law – Aggravated robbery – elements: theft, violence, deadly weapon, participation/identity. * Evidence – Identification – caution required for night-time identifications, effect of poor lighting and stress. * Evidence – Corroboration – importance of first information to police and ‘other evidence’ where identification is doubtful. * Evidence – Medical report corroborating violence and use of weapon (panga).	8 April 2009

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April 2009

Uganda v Kirokimu Ors (Criminal Session Case No. 0115 of 2004) [2009] UGHCCRD 29 (8 April 2009)

Theft and use of a deadly weapon were proved, but identity was not; accused acquitted due to unsafe identification.

* Criminal law – Aggravated robbery – elements: theft, violence, deadly weapon, participation/identity. * Evidence – Identification – caution required for night-time identifications, effect of poor lighting and stress. * Evidence – Corroboration – importance of first information to police and ‘other evidence’ where identification is doubtful. * Evidence – Medical report corroborating violence and use of weapon (panga).

8 April 2009