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Yekoyakimu Mwene Habyene v Attorney General (Civil Appeal 2 of 1993)

Citation: [1995] UGSC 10 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 12 April 1995 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that detaining an accused about three years without trial, the State adducing no justifying evidence, was unreasonable; appeal allowed and retrial ordered.

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