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Oboth v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 556 of 2014)

Citation: [2023] UGCA 308 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 1 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Conviction for aggravated defilement upheld on single-witness identification, but the 20-year sentence was set aside as illegal for ignoring remand and reduced to 18 years.

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