Uganda v Lubango (Criminal Session Case 127 of 2012) [2014] UGHCCRD 41 (6 January 2014)

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Criminal law|Evidence Law

Case summary

The court considered whether the accused had killed the deceased. The court held that it was necessary before drawing the inference of the accused’s guilt from circumstantial evidence to be sure that there are no co-existing circumstances which would weaken or destroy that inference. The court was satisfied that the circumstantial evidence adduced was incapable of any reasonable hypothesis other than the accused’s guilt. Accordingly the court concluded that the prosecution had placed the accused at the scene of crime and convicted him.

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