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Tumusiime Asafani v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 495 of 2016)

Citation: [2023] UGCA 262 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 2 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that mob-justice murder must be sentenced as a mitigated offence and remand time deducted; 28-year sentence cut to 10 years 6 months.

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