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Charles Kayumba v Uganda [1986] UGSC 15

Citation: [1986] UGSC 15 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 3 December 1986 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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The Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction, holding the circumstantial evidence was incompatible with innocence and the alibi and drunkenness defences rightly rejected.

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