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Obote william v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 12 of 2014)

Citation: [2017] UGSC 84 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 1 February 2017 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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A confession whose voluntariness is undisputed may be admitted without a trial within a trial; murder conviction and life sentence upheld.

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