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Byamukama v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 14 of 2017)

Citation: [2021] UGSC 13 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 13 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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A convict already serving a sentence for another offence is not a remand prisoner, so Article 23(8) does not require deducting that time from a later sentence.

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