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Rusongwa Medard v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0282 of 2019)

Citation: [2025] UGCA 188 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 13 June 2025 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that a sentence failing to arithmetically deduct the remand period is ambiguous and illegal; 40-year defilement sentence set aside and reduced to 30 years.

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