Soroti High Court rules out re-cross examination in Joan Faith Apio murder case
The Soroti High Court in Uganda has denied a defense request to recall two juvenile witnesses in a murder trial involving six defendants. The judge ruled that the defense failed to justify the need for further cross-examination after the witnesses had already been discharged.
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The ruling underscores judicial procedural standards and the balance between the rights of the accused and the protection of juvenile witnesses in criminal trials.
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Soroti, Uganda | URN | The High Court in Soroti has rejected an application by a newly appointed defence lawyer seeking to recall two key prosecution witnesses for further cross-examination in the murder trial of seven-year-old Joan Faith Apio.
Justice Boniface Wamala dismissed the application on Wednesday after ruling that the defence had failed to demonstrate any shortcomings in the earlier cross-examination conducted by the accused persons’ previous lawyers.
Police officer John Bosco Obotol, one of the six people on trial over Apio’s murder, appeared in court with a new lawyer, Muminu Magonu, who said he had been instructed to take over his defence.
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