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Emmanuel Nsubuga v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 16 88; Criminal Sessions Case No. 33 of 1988)

Citation: [1990] UGSC 40 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 26 October 1990 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Robbery convictions and death sentence quashed where contradictory eye-witness identification, weak circumstantial evidence and an inadmissible police confession could not safely prove guilt.

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