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Godfrey Tinkakalirwe and Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 5 of 1988; H.C. Criminal Session No. 16 of 1988)

Citation: [1990] UGSC 41 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 13 March 1990 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Kidnapping-with-intent-to-murder conviction quashed for unproven intent; substituted with kidnapping to confine secretly under Penal Code s.236 and 7-year sentences.

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