UBUSHINJACYAHA v KARIMUNDA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v KARIMUNDA

Karimunda Jean Damascene filed his notice of appeal within the statutory period but failed to specify any grounds or errors in the judgment; the additional grounds were filed out of time and did not supplement any timely grounds. Therefore, the appeal was admitted but found to have no merit, and the lower court's...

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Citation
RPAA 00493/2023/CA
Parties
Prosecution: Ubushinjacyaha; Appellant: Karimunda Jean Damascene
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
25 September 2024
Case Number
RPAA 00493/2023/CA
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed as unfounded; lower court judgment affirmed.
Legal Topics
Appeal Procedure, Timeliness of Grounds of Appeal, Drug Trafficking, Burden to Specify Errors in Appeal
Source Language
rw
Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Appeal Procedure Timeliness of Grounds of Appeal Drug Trafficking Burden to Specify Errors in Appeal

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Parties

Ubushinjacyaha

Prosecution

Karimunda Jean Damascene

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the appeal by Karimunda Jean Damascene should be admitted given that grounds were filed out of time and/or not specified within the statutory period
  2. 2 Whether the additional grounds of appeal filed after the statutory period can be considered
  3. 3 Whether the lower court's conviction and sentence should be disturbed

Ratio Decidendi

Karimunda Jean Damascene filed his notice of appeal within the statutory period but failed to specify any grounds or errors in the judgment; the additional grounds were filed out of time and did not supplement any timely grounds. Therefore, the appeal was admitted but found to have no merit, and the lower court's conviction and sentence were upheld.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed as unfounded; lower court judgment affirmed.

Orders

  • The appeal by Karimunda Jean Damascene is dismissed as unfounded.
  • The objection by the prosecution regarding inadmissibility of late grounds is upheld.