Wakilii
HomeCase law › Abasi Kanyike v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 34 of 1989)

Abasi Kanyike v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 34 of 1989)

Citation: [1991] UGSC 35 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 19 April 1991 Jurisdiction: Uganda

Legal issues

Criminal Law & ProcedureEvidence

About this case

AI-generated summary — verify against the full judgment before relying on it.

Facts admitted under s.64 of the Trial on Indictments Decree cannot be challenged in the defence; ambiguous pleas rendered the convictions unsafe and a retrial was ordered.

Ask Wakilii about this case

Get a cited answer on how Abasi Kanyike applies to your facts, grounded in Ugandan statutes and case law.

Research this case →
Source: this page presents Wakilii's issue analysis and metadata for a publicly reported Ugandan judgment. Judgment text is sourced from the Uganda Legal Information Institute (ulii.org). Wakilii is not affiliated with ULII.