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Bwalatum v Uganda (Criminal Review 5 of 2018)

Citation: [2018] UGSC 64 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 25 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that where a sentencing court has already taken the remand period into account under Article 23(8), it need not further deduct that period from the sentence.

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