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Attorney General v Susan Kigula & Others (Constitutional Appeal 3 of 2006)

Citation: [2009] UGSC 6 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 21 January 2009 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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The death penalty is constitutional, but mandatory death sentences are void and execution after more than three years' delay on death row is unconstitutional.

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