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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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Plot M105, Kinawataka Road, Mbuya 1, Kampala, Uganda
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August 2019
29 August 2019
29 August 2019
29 August 2019
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22 August 2019
An appeal against sentence severity will not succeed absent illegality or manifest excess; 35-year term for murder affirmed.
Criminal law – Sentencing – Appeal against severity of sentence – appellate interference only where sentence illegal, manifestly excessive or based on failure to consider material circumstance; mitigating factors (youth, intoxication, first offender) weighed against aggravating factors (planned, brutal killing; rarest of the rare) – 35 years imprisonment for murder affirmed.
9 August 2019
6 August 2019