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Ssekawoya v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 24 of 2014)

Citation: [2018] UGSC 6 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 9 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that a sentence of life imprisonment for murder means imprisonment for the convict's natural life, not 20 years; the 20-year remission rule applies only to manslaughter.

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