Justice Kisaakye dismissed all Magombe's grounds of appeal saying in much as the offences against him are not capital in nature, his offences are serious with far-reaching implications on our society.
Mabirizi told the judges that since the Attorney General hadn’t even filed any response to his application, they should be pleased to endorse his decision to withdraw it without issuing any orders.
A panel of five Supreme Court justices chaired by the Chief Justice, Bart Katureebe quashed the death sentence on Friday on grounds that Otim was 17-year-old when he committed the offense.
The book reportedly contained a defamatory letter authored by Professor Kanyeihamba who was reportedly complaining about Dr Kisaakye’s academic qualifications, judicial conduct and corruption. The letter, to the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe, also indicated that Kisaakye was always dissenting judgements that would affect the Executive arm of government.
