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Lutwama David v Uganda [2004] UGSC 31

Citation: [2004] UGSC 31 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 29 November 2004 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that recording a confession in English rather than the suspect's Luganda is not fatal where the statement was voluntary; murder appeal dismissed.

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