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Busiku v Uganda [2015] UGSC 3

Citation: [2015] UGSC 3 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 24 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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An appellate court cannot enhance a sentence by treating absence of remorse as aggravating, nor without advance notice to the appellant that enhancement is sought.

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