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Mukwaya Manasse v Uganda [1994] UGSC 14

Citation: [1994] UGSC 14 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 20 December 1994 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Circumstantial evidence and the doctrine of recent possession justified murder and robbery convictions; an accused bears no burden to prove an alibi, but its rejection here was justified.

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