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Rwabugande v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 25 of 2014)

Citation: [2016] UGSC 39 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 3 March 2016 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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A sentence imposed without arithmetically deducting the exact period spent on remand is illegal under Article 23(8); the remand period must be subtracted from the final sentence.

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