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Ssebinyonyi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 270 of 2016)

Citation: [2023] UGCA 222 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 17 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that failure to administer the oath to assessors under section 67 of the Trial on Indictments Act renders the trial a nullity; conviction quashed and retrial ordered.

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