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Ntambala v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 34 of 2015)

Citation: [2018] UGSC 83 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 18 January 2018 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that a conviction for defilement may rest on a single truthful witness, and the cautionary rule requiring corroboration in sexual offences is unconstitutional.

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