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Mazuku and Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 129 of 2020; Criminal Appeal 39 of 2020)
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Sniffer-dog evidence cannot sustain a murder conviction without independent corroboration identifying the accused; inconclusive soil-comparison evidence was insufficient, so the convictions were quashed.
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