Ogwal v Uganda (Appeal No. 46 of 2014) [2017] UGCA 76 (7 November 2017)

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Criminal law
Case summary
The court of Appeal held that the trial judge was in error in conducting sentencing proceedings without affording the appellant legal representation in an offence which carries a maximum penalty. It was also held that failure to deduct the remand period from the sentence rendered the sentence illegal.

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