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Wakadala v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 17 of 1992)

Citation: [1998] UGSC 29 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 15 December 1998 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Murder conviction quashed and death sentence set aside for trial irregularities, including reliance on an uncorroborated retracted confession; retrial ordered.

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