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Ahimbisibwe Kateregga v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0439 of 2017)

Citation: [2024] UGCA 341 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 12 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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A trial judge cannot impose a sentence exceeding a plea bargain agreement; the only option is to reject the agreement, so the enhanced 27-year sentence was illegal.

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