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The Court of Appeal held that Maniranzi Vainqueur’s 16-year sentence for defilement of a 4-year-old child would not be further reduced and dismissed the appeal.
The Supreme Court held that RNECO Ltd proved no compensable loss from NAEB’s failure to sign a new cooperation agreement, so claimed damages were denied.
The Court of Appeal dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding a 25-year sentence for attempted murder and rejecting a claimed exculpatory written statement.
The Court of Appeal reduced Shyaka Jonas’s sentence for defilement from 20 years to 10 years, holding that the lower courts had not sufficiently considered mitigation.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Nkundimana Joël’s appeal, holding that he had not shown error in the lower court’s refusal to further reduce his 25-year sentence.
The Court of Appeal upheld title documents issued after a lawful auction, finding no competent authority had invalidated the sale. BPR Bank’s appeal was dismissed.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the accused’s appeal, upholding the 20-year sentence for defilement after finding the medical and witness evidence consistent and reliable.
The Court of Appeal upheld convictions and life sentences for gang formation, robbery, assault, and murder, rejecting claims of weak evidence and coercion.
The appellant cannot receive a sentence below the statutory minimum of 15 years' imprisonment for drug trafficking, as this is the lowest penalty permitted by law, even when mitigating circumstances exist.
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Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko igihano cya 15 years cyari gito giteganywa n’amategeko nyuma yo kugabanyirizwa igifungo cya burundu, bityo ubujurire bwa Ndahayo nta shingiro bufite.
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