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Bwambale Francis v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 23 of 2011)

Citation: [2025] UGCA 319 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 4 September 2025 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Life sentence for murder set aside as manifestly excessive where the trial judge ignored mitigating factors; reduced to 35 years and 3 months after remand deduction.

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