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Sewanyana Livingstone v. Uganda (Criminal Appeal 19 of 2006)

Citation: [2010] UGSC 16 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 9 December 2010 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Appeal dismissed: corroboration in sexual offences is required only as a matter of practice, and an appeal against mere severity of sentence does not lie to the Supreme Court.

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