A High Court’s declaration that two sections of the Penal Code are contradictory and unconstitutional opened the floodgates for convicts jailed for attempted robbery with violence to seek release.
Justice Eric Ogola in his verdict, two years ago, observed that the sentences provided for attempted robbery with violence, under sections 297(2) and 389 of the Penal Code, give different sentences hence infringing on the suspects’ right to fair hearing.