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Olwenyi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 3 of 2018)

Citation: [2023] UGCA 205 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 20 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that a sentence imposed without accounting for time spent on remand is illegal under Article 23(8); sentence reduced to 13 years 5 months.

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