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Ntomi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 21 of 1991)

Citation: [1992] UGSC 18 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 21 December 1992 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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A confession's admissibility must be tested in a trial within a trial before it is read in court; failing this, the murder conviction was quashed and a retrial ordered.

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