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Suuna & Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 17 of 2020)

Citation: [2021] UGSC 59 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 21 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that a court may convict for murder on a single identifying witness of good quality, and that an appeal on sentence severity is barred under Judicature Act s.5(3).

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