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Layet v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 178 of 2011)

Citation: [2024] UGCA 187 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 17 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Murder and attempted-murder convictions on circumstantial evidence upheld; attempted-murder sentences set aside as illegal for ignoring remand time, but life sentence for murder sustained.

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