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Kazibwe Kassim v Uganda [2004] UGSC 23

Citation: [2004] UGSC 23 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 22 July 2004 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that a manslaughter conviction cannot stand on wholly circumstantial evidence that fails to exclude every reasonable hypothesis other than the appellant's guilt; appeal allowed.

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