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Abaasa Johnson & Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 54 of 2016)

Citation: [2018] UGSC 11 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 17 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that life imprisonment means imprisonment for natural life, so substituting it with a 35-year term is a reduction, not an illegal enhancement.

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