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Otim v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 6 of 2016)

Citation: [2020] UGSC 54 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 8 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Death sentence upheld where the appellant's claim that he was a juvenile when the offence was committed was unproved and contradicted by his counsel in allocutus.

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