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Mawazi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 43 of 2018)

Citation: [2021] UGSC 33 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 17 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Murder convictions upheld where retracted confessions were corroborated and circumstantial evidence was overwhelming; only the 18-year-old appellant's life sentence was reduced to 21 years.

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