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

Physical address
High Court Building at Plot 2, the Square.
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Judgment date
April 2013
Criminal law|Evidence Law
29 April 2013
Criminal law
26 April 2013
Death from blunt head trauma proved and accused held guilty of manslaughter; malice aforethought not established.
Criminal law – Homicide: death by blunt head trauma; unlawfulness established but malice aforethought not proved – murder reduced to manslaughter; Single identification witness: caution required but can convict if conditions favor correct identification and corroboration; Medical (pathology) evidence can corroborate eyewitness assault evidence; Joint offenders: section 20 Penal Code Act – each participant liable for common unlawful purpose; Sentencing: grave harm with less culpability, starting point and mitigation considered.
25 April 2013
Medical evidence and credible child identification supported conviction for aggravated defilement; defence alibi rejected.
Aggravated defilement — proof of sexual act and victim’s age — weight of medical expert evidence — single child identification and need for caution — corroboration of victim’s account — alibi credibility — effect of agreed documents (s.66(3) TIA) on proof of accused’s age.
22 April 2013
Criminal law
22 April 2013
Criminal law
12 April 2013
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Burden of Proof
4 April 2013