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Owiny v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 527 of 2015)

Citation: [2025] UGCA 10 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 24 January 2025 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that failure to ascertain the remand period before sentencing breaches Article 23(8); 25-year murder sentence set aside and reduced.

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