[2008] UGHC 137

[2008] UGHC 137

The court found that the accused did make the charge and caution statement to the police officer, who was of the requisite rank, and that the procedural requirements under Section 23 of the Evidence Act were satisfied. The court did not find credible evidence that the accused was subjected to violence, force, or...

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Citation
[2008] UGHC 137
Parties
Applicant: Uganda; Respondent: Kobusheshe Kareveri
Court
High Court of Uganda
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Number
Crim.Csc.No.56 of 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal Trial / Trial Within Trial Ruling
Outcome
charge_and_caution_statement_admitted
Legal Topics
Confession Evidence, Voluntariness of Statements, Police Conduct, Admissibility of Evidence
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Confession Evidence Voluntariness of Statements Police Conduct Admissibility of Evidence

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Parties

Uganda

Applicant

Kobusheshe Kareveri

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Trial / Trial Within Trial Ruling

  1. 1 Whether the charge and caution statement attributed to the accused was made by him.
  2. 2 Whether the statement was made voluntarily and is admissible in evidence.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the accused did make the charge and caution statement to the police officer, who was of the requisite rank, and that the procedural requirements under Section 23 of the Evidence Act were satisfied. The court did not find credible evidence that the accused was subjected to violence, force, or threat at the time of making the statement, nor that any prior assaults were sufficiently proximate to render the statement involuntary. The alleged presence of a flat iron and threats were considered improbable and too remote to affect voluntariness. The court concluded that the statement was made voluntarily and was admissible in evidence.

Court Disposition

charge_and_caution_statement_admitted

Orders

  • The prosecution is at liberty to introduce the charge and caution statement in evidence.