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Arutu v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition 4 of 1997)

Citation: [1997] UGCC 12 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 19 November 1997 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that a constitutional question arising in a criminal trial should be referred only if justified on the evidence; petition stayed and reference remitted.

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