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Ndyomugenyi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 57 of 2016) [2018] UGSC 20 (26 April 2018)
The Supreme Court of Uganda upheld a 20-year murder sentence, holding that the Court of Appeal properly considered mitigation and that no basis existed to interfere.
Ndyomugenyi v Uganda (Civil Appeal 57 of 2016) [2018] UGSC 97 (26 April 2018)
The Supreme Court found that the Court of Appeal did not err in confirming the sentence. The sentence imposed was 20 years imprisonment, not 32 years as erroneously submitted by the appellant's counsel. The re-sentencing Judge and the Court of Appeal both considered all relevant aggravating and mitigating factors, including the appellant's personal circumstances, rehabilitation efforts, and time already served. The death row syndrome was not proven as a material factor. The Court reiterated that on a second appeal, only the legality of the sentence is reviewable, not its severity. No illegali…
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