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Simon Amodoi v Uganda [1995] UGSC 20

Citation: [1995] UGSC 20 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 1 February 1995 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Murder conviction quashed and manslaughter substituted on account of provocation; death sentence replaced with 12 years' imprisonment.

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