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Byamukama v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 21 of 2017)

Citation: [2021] UGSC 12 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 5 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Article 23(8) requires the remand period to be considered, not arithmetically deducted; sentence upheld where trial court had already accounted for it.

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