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Twesigye v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 43 of 2016)

Citation: [2018] UGSC 87 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 13 September 2018 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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A sentence imposed without accounting for the period spent on remand, as Article 23(8) requires, is illegal; 30-year term set aside and reduced to 29 years 6 months.

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