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Okiror Leo & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 1 of 2003)

Supreme Court · [2006] UGSC 23 · 2006 Appeal Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Second criminal appeal from a Court of Appeal decision affirming a High Court conviction for murder
Decision
Appeals dismissed; convictions for murder upheld

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The appellants were convicted of the murder of two people; their first appeal to the Court of Appeal was dismissed. On second appeal, the sole challenge was to the admissibility of the confession statements each appellant had made to the police. The Supreme Court, having considered the judgments of the trial court and the Court of Appeal, was fully satisfied that the trial judge did not err in admitting the two confession statements, and that the Court of Appeal did not err in upholding that decision. The Court held the appeals had no merit and dismissed them.

Outcome

Appeals dismissed; convictions for murder upheld

Facts

The two appellants were charged, tried and convicted in the High Court of the murder of two people. Their appeals against conviction to the Court of Appeal were dismissed. They appealed further to the Supreme Court. The substance of the appeal turned on the confession statements each appellant had made to the police, the admissibility of which had been challenged at trial. The trial judge admitted the two confession statements, and the Court of Appeal upheld that ruling.

Issues

  1. Whether the trial court erred in admitting the appellants' confession statements made to the police.
  2. Whether the Court of Appeal erred in upholding the trial judge's decision to admit those confession statements.

Orders

  • Appeals dismissed.

Rules and key headnotes

Evidence — Confession Statements — Admissibility — Appellate Review of Trial Court's Admission
Where a trial court has admitted confession statements made to the police, an appellate court will not interfere with that admission unless the trial judge erred in admitting them; a concurrent finding of the trial court and the first appellate court on admissibility, found to be free of error, will be upheld on second appeal.

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Okiror Leo & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 1 of 2003) [2006] UGSC 23 (25 October 2006)
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