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Rwabugande v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 25 of 2014)

Citation: [2017] UGSC 8 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 3 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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A sentence imposed without arithmetically deducting the period spent on remand is illegal under Article 23(8); conviction upheld but 35-year sentence reduced to 21 years.

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