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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.

 

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December 1992
Ntomi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 21 of 1991) [1992] UGSC 18 (21 December 1992)

 

 21 December 1992
Masereka v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 5 of 1991) [1992] UGSC 12 (18 December 1992)
The appellant's murder and kidnapping convictions were quashed due to unsafe identification and evidential failings after a long delay.
* Criminal law – Alternative charging – murder and kidnapping with intent – where murder may be the culmination of a kidnapping; charging in the alternative appropriate where doubt exists. * Evidence – Proof of death – medical evidence not always necessary but circumstantial proof must be cogent and beyond reasonable doubt. * Identification – necessity of contemporaneous reports/descriptions, calling of initial reporters and proper directions to assessors; long delay increases risk of mistaken identity. * Procedure – absence of defence counsel during summing-up to assessors noted but not determinative where convictions are unsafe.
 18 December 1992
Onen v Uganda (Civil Appeal 3 of 1991) [1992] UGSC 10 (8 December 1992)

 

 8 December 1992
Clouds 10 Limited v Standard Chartered Bank (U) Limited (Civil Appeal 35 of 1992) [1992] UGSC 28 (1 December 1992)

 

 1 December 1992
Esso Standard (U) Limited v Uganda Commercial Bank (Civil Appeal 14 of 1992) [1992] UGSC 29 (1 December 1992)

 

 1 December 1992
Grindlays Bank (U) Limited v Boazi (Civil Appeal 23 of 1992) [1992] UGSC 20 (1 December 1992)

 

 1 December 1992
Kananura Melvin Consulting Engineers & 7 Others v Kabanda (Civil Appeal 31 of 1992) [1992] UGSC 21 (1 December 1992)

 

 1 December 1992
Kisakya & Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 22 of 1991) [1992] UGSC 19 (1 December 1992)

 

 1 December 1992
Ngobi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 10 of 1991) [1992] UGSC 15 (1 December 1992)
Murder conviction quashed for insufficient medical proof; identification evidence upheld, affirming aggravated robbery convictions and death sentences.
Criminal law – murder – insufficiency of medical evidence to prove causation; Identification evidence – recognition by witnesses who knew accused before incident – opportunity, distance and lighting; Delay and absence of identification parade – effect on reliability; Aggravated robbery – convictions upheld on strong identification and corroboration; Evidence – caution on preliminary hearings (S.64/S.65) and admissibility of statements of dead/absent witnesses.
 1 December 1992
Uganda American Insurance Company Limited v Ruganzu (Civil Appeal 10 of 1992) [1992] UGSC 30 (1 December 1992)

 

 1 December 1992