The Court of Appeal has commenced a two-day criminal appeals weed-out session aimed at cleaning up and updating its case data and establishing the accurate status of criminal matters pending before the Court.
The session started today will conclude tomorrow and will handle 56 criminal appeals with proceedings being presided over by a panel of three Justices headed by the Deputy Chief Justice, Justice Moses Kazibwe Kawumi, alongside Lady Justice Margaret Tibulya and Justice Musa Ssekaana.
According to the cause list issued by the Registrar Court of Appeal, HW Rukundo Allen Owembabazi, murder accounts for the highest number of matters listed for the exercise, with 15 appeals, followed by defilement with 11.
Aggravated defilement accounts for six appeals, while rape accounts for five. Manslaughter, aggravated robbery, obtaining money by false presence, forgery and causing financial loss account for two appeals each.
The Court will also handle one appeal each relating to robbery, simple robbery, abuse of office, fabricating evidence, uttering false documents, possession of narcotics, assault causing bodily harm and grievous harm.
Matters listed for the session were filed between 2009 and 2026, reflecting cases of varying ages on the Court’s criminal appeals register.
The weed-out exercise is part of the Court of Appeal’s ongoing efforts to strengthen case management, improve the integrity of its case data, address case backlog and promote the timely delivery of justice
It is also intended to enable the Court to verify the status of the listed appeals, identify matters that may no longer require substantive hearing, reconcile court records and ensure that its criminal appeals data accurately reflects the cases that remain pending.
