Bwetugye & Anor Vs Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.0268 of 2010) [2016] UGCA 62 (6 December 2016)

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Criminal law|Evidence Law

Case summary

Court held that that the appellants had been convicted on the basis of circumstantial evidence; they had been seen hurrying away from the well where the deceased’s body was found. Court was satisfied that it being day time, the conditions for identification of the appellants had been convenient. Court held that that the prosecution witnesses had placed the appellants at the scene of crime thereby discrediting their alibi. Court accordingly dismissed the appeal on the ground of conviction but reduced their sentence to 30 years reasoning that the appellants had spent some time on remand.

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