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Supreme Court of Uganda

The Supreme Court of Uganda is the highest judicial organ in Uganda. It derives powers from Article 130 of the 1995 constitution. It is primarily an appellate court with original jurisdiction in only one type of case: a presidential election petition.

The Supreme Court is headed by the chief justice nd has ten other justices. The quorum required for a court decision varies depending on the type of case under consideration. When hearing a constitutional appeal, the required quorum is seven justices. In a criminal or a civil appeal, only five justices are required for a quorum.

 

Physical address
Plot M105, Kinawataka Road, Mbuya 1, Kampala, Uganda
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Judgment date
December 1978
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Review of Evidence
6 December 1978
November 1978
Evidence Law|Evaluation of Evidence
21 November 1978
Criminal law
7 November 1978
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Evaluation of Evidence
1 November 1978
October 1978
Criminal law
19 October 1978
Evidence Law|Evaluation of Evidence
5 October 1978
September 1978
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Evaluation of Evidence
25 September 1978
August 1978
Evidence Law|Burden of Proof|Evaluation of Evidence
8 August 1978
July 1978
Reliable identification and dying declaration established identity, but prosecution failed to prove malice aforethought beyond reasonable doubt.
* Criminal law – Identification by a single eyewitness – reliability and corroboration by dying declaration. * Criminal law – Dying declaration – weight and corroboration by other witnesses. * Criminal procedure – Prosecution duty to call evidence of arrest and any medical examination of accused; oral evidence of pathologist for post‑mortem reports. * Homicide – Malice aforethought – prosecution must prove absence of provocation/self‑defence; mutual combat may reduce murder to manslaughter.
24 July 1978
Evidence Law|Evaluation of Evidence|Review of Evidence
1 July 1978