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Karatungi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 108 of 2016)

Citation: [2024] UGCA 296 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 16 October 2024 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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A murder sentence that fails to deduct the period spent on remand, as Article 23(8) mandates, is illegal and was quashed and reduced.

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