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The Court of Appeal dismissed Nizerayesu Jean Claude’s appeal, upheld the 15-year sentence, and reclassified the offence as drug trafficking.
The High Court upheld a bribery conviction, holding that a single credible witness can suffice and an unsigned seizure report does not nullify evidence.
The Court of Appeal held that a first-time admission of guilt on appeal does not justify sentence reduction and dismissed Mutarutinya Cyprien’s appeal.
The Court held that under Article 44 of Law No. 026/2019, when a tax audit is annulled due to errors by RRA, a new audit may be conducted without explicit authorization in the annulment decision. Notification of fault by email is valid and does not require a physical signature if the taxpayer acknowledges receipt. RRA provided sufficient evidence for the assessment. EUROWORLD RENT-A-CAR Ltd's services were not exempt as principal transport services but were taxable car rental services. The appeal was dismissed and the previous judgment upheld.
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The death of the accused after lodging an appeal results in the extinction of criminal proceedings, and the appellate court must declare the proceedings extinct without addressing the merits.
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The Court of Appeal partly granted review for injustice, reducing the amounts payable for maize and bean seeds and declining legal costs and attorney fees.
The Court of Appeal held that the complainant was over 18 and found the prosecution had not proved rape beyond reasonable doubt. The conviction was quashed and the accused acquitted.
The Court of Appeal held it lacked jurisdiction over a second appeal because the disputed property value, excluding expropriated land, fell below 75,000,000 Frw.
The Court of Appeal found that, given the mitigating circumstances and in line with comparable precedents, Minani Peter's sentence should be reduced to 15 years' imprisonment and a fine of 5,000,000 Rwandan Francs, but no further reduction, suspension, or waiver was warranted under the law.
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The Court of Appeal held that a 15-year prison term and 5,000,000 Frw fine for marijuana trafficking were already the statutory minimum and could not be reduced further.
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