Summary:
- The three-day session will be presided over by Lady Justice Eva Luswata, Justice Oscar Kihika, and Justice Dr. Asa Mugenyi.
MBARARA: The Deputy Chief Justice of Uganda, Justice Richard Butera, has officially opened the Court of Appeal session at Mbarara High Court in Mbarara District.
The Court of Appeal will hear 25 criminal appeals at Mbarara High Court from September 2 to September 4, 2024.
The three-day session will be presided over by Lady Justice Eva Luswata, Justice Oscar Kihika, and Justice Dr. Asa Mugenyi.
According to the cause list signed by the Court’s Deputy Registrar, His Worship Lillian Bucyana, the 25 appeals include 12 cases of murder, which constitute the majority.
This is followed by 11 cases of aggravated defilement, and one case each of rape and aggravated robbery.
His Worship Bucyana noted that earlier this week, the presiding Justices held a pre-hearing case management meeting to streamline the handling of the scheduled criminal appeals.
