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Matovu Musa Kassim v Uganda [2005] UGSC 17

Citation: [2005] UGSC 17 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 18 August 2005 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that a court may convict on a repudiated confession alone, without corroboration, where satisfied it cannot but be true.

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