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Muhirwe Simon v Uganda [1997] UGSC 6

Citation: [1997] UGSC 6 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 18 July 1997 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Defilement conviction upheld despite voir dire irregularities because the appellant's admission corroborated the child witnesses, but the sentence of corporal punishment was set aside as unlawful.

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