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Kwamusi Jacob v Uganda [2017] UGSC 33

Citation: [2017] UGSC 33 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 16 June 2017 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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An appellate court may resentence after declaring a sentence illegal for ignoring remand time, but must first hear the appellant before imposing a harsher term.

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