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Oruba & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 41 of 2015)

Citation: [2017] UGSC 45 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 7 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Police officers who used reasonable force under Penal Code Act s.16 to stop a vehicle evading a lawful checkpoint were not guilty of murder; convictions quashed.

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