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The Court of Appeal dismissed an expropriation appeal, holding the claim was filed out of time after a valuation dispute and that the 120-day rule did not apply here.
The application for revision is inadmissible because the cited precedent on sentence reduction is not new evidence as defined by law; it does not relate to facts of the crime or establish innocence, but is a legal argument that should have been raised on appeal. The requirements of Article 197(5) are not met.
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The Court of Appeal upheld Mutabazi Augustin’s conviction for cannabis trafficking, finding witness testimony and seized quantity supported intent to sell.
The Court of Appeal held that a settlement agreement signed on 14 November 2025 resolved the mortgage dispute and ended the appeal.
The Court of Appeal upheld Hakizayezu Fiston alias Pax’s conviction for heroin trafficking, finding the witness evidence and seizure records reliable.
The Supreme Court held that compensation for unlawful dismissal must be calculated on the net salary actually received by the employee, not the gross salary, and that the High Court erred in using the gross salary. The correct net salary was determined from payslips and bank records, and the compensation was recalculated accordingly, deducting amounts already paid as severance.
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The appeal lacked merit because the conviction was based on a combination of the child victim’s testimony, corroborating statements from the mother and other witnesses, a medical report, and an apology message from the appellant. The court found no legal or factual basis to overturn the conviction, holding that the evidence was sufficient and properly assessed.
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The Court of Appeal held that Benda Rosine’s second appeal was inadmissible because she had lost in the lower courts on the same grounds. Costs were awarded to the district.
The Court of Appeal found no clerical errors to correct, but interpreted an amicable settlement to mean Nyiransabimana Elisabeth had lifetime use rights, not full ownership.
The appellant's confessions during investigation and before the prosecution, corroborated by witness testimony and physical evidence, established the offense of drug trafficking. The trial and appellate courts correctly assessed the evidentiary value of these confessions, and the sentence imposed was already mitigated. No legal basis exists to alter the conviction or further reduce the sentence.
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