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Court of Appeal of Uganda

The Court of Appeal is the second highest court in the land.  It came into being following the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution, and the enactment of the Judicature Statute, 1996. Article 134 of the Constitution established the structure of the Court of Appeal.

While presiding over matters , it is duly constituted when it consists of an odd number of not less than three (3) justices of the Court of Appeal. It is this court that constitutes itself into a Constitutional Court in accordance with the Constitution to hear constitutional cases.

The Constitutional Court consists of fifteen (15) justices and handles the matters, issues or cases concerning the interpretation of the Constitution  When presiding over a constitutional matter, there must be a quorum of at least five (5) justices of the court.

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Twed Towers along Kafu Road, Nakasero,Kampala.
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August 2023
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1 August 2023
Court of Appeal upholds conviction and sentence for rape, affirms proper evaluation of evidence and consideration of remand time.
Criminal Law – Rape - Evaluation of evidence; Sentencing - consideration of remand period; Appellate review – grounds for interfering with trial decisions.
1 August 2023
1 August 2023
July 2023
27 July 2023
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14 July 2023
The appeal against the conviction and sentence for aggravated defilement was dismissed, affirming a 24-year sentence.
Criminal law – aggravated defilement – evaluation of evidence – summing up to assessors – sentencing discretion.
14 July 2023
The Court upheld a 40-year sentence for aggravated defilement, emphasizing consistency and the need for deterrence.
Criminal Law - Aggravated Defilement - Sentence Appropriateness - Sentencing considerations in cases involving HIV positive defendants.
6 July 2023
The appeal against a life sentence for attempted murder resulted in a 15 years and 1-month imprisonment sentence.
Criminal law – Sentencing – Life imprisonment for attempted murder – Appeal against sentence – Consideration of mitigating factors – Appellate review for excessiveness.
6 July 2023
The appellate court upheld an 18-year sentence for aggravated robbery as neither illegal nor excessive.
Criminal Law – Aggravated robbery – Sentencing discretion – Consideration of mitigating factors
6 July 2023
The court reduced a 30-year aggravated defilement sentence to 16 years due to excessive focus on aggravating factors.
Criminal Law – Appeal against sentence – aggravated defilement – excessive sentence – mitigating factors – consistency in sentencing.
6 July 2023
3 July 2023
3 July 2023
Sentence of 30 years for aggravated robbery upheld as not harsh or excessive by Court of Appeal.
Criminal Law – Sentencing – Appeal against sentence – Aggravated robbery – Principles guiding appellate review of sentences.
1 July 2023
1 July 2023
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Appellate court upholds aggravated defilement conviction and sentence; evidence and sentencing found adequate.
Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – Adequacy of evidence – Identification of accused – Sentencing discretion.
7 June 2023
7 June 2023
7 June 2023
7 June 2023