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Abelle v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 66 of 2016)

Citation: [2018] UGSC 96 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 19 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that Article 23(8) requires courts to consider remand time but not arithmetically, and Rwabugande's deduction rule cannot bind earlier decisions. Appeal dismissed.

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