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Segawa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 65 of 2016)

Citation: [2021] UGSC 54 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 6 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that a sentence imposed without arithmetically deducting the remand period is illegal under Article 23(8); the appellate sentence was set aside and re-imposed.

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