Court Of Appeal Maintains 50-Year Jail Term For Man Over Murder

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda news August 8, 2023

The Court of Appeal has maintained a 50-year jail sentence it handed to a man found guilty of murdering his brother. Justice Rugadya Atwooki, on January 14, 2014 found Mr. Sperito Ssemaganda guilty of murdering his brother Lozio Kayizzi. This earned him a 50-year jail sentence.

Mr. Ssemaganda did not take the verdict very well hence challenging the conviction and his sentence. He based his challenge on grounds that he felt the trial judge failed to properly evaluate the evidence before convicting him, and that he got a harsh sentence.

However though, three justices, in leadership of Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera looked at the case again. They then ruled that Ssemaganda’s appeal lacked merits and upheld both his conviction and sentence.

“From the record, the accused persons not only stabbed the victim resulting in the intestines coming out of his body but went ahead to cut the said intestines which is ruthless in the extreme,” Justice Buteera ruled.

They also said that the trial judge did not fault any sentencing principles. He consequently ordered Ssemaganda to serve his sentence.

Ssemaganda and one other colleague were indicted on murder charges, tried and convicted by the Luwero High Court.

They were both sentenced to 50 years in prison. Court documents reveal that on March 28, 2011, while at Maya village in Luwero, the duo murdered Lozio Kayizzi.

Check Also;

This is not a Paywall, but Newslex Point's journalism consumes a lot of time, hard-work and money. That's why we're kindly requesting you to support us in anyway they can, for as little as $1 or more, you can support us .

Please use the button below to contribute to Newslex Point, Inc. using a credit card or via PayPal.