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The Court of Appeal upheld cannabis trafficking convictions for Tuyisenge Solange and Manirafasha Déogratias, but reduced each fine to 5,000,000 RWF.
The Court of Appeal held that jurisdiction on second appeal depends on the amount awarded in the appealed judgment, not the original claim, and dismissed both appeals.
The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal was not admissible because no lower court had awarded damages of at least 75,000,000 Frw.
The Court of Appeal held that a dispute over registering collateral property turned on ownership, not a commercial claim, and upheld dismissal of ECobank's appeal.
The Court of Appeal declined second-appeal jurisdiction, holding that only damages awarded in the appealed judgment count toward the statutory threshold.
Court of Appeal held Kabirigi Gérard’s revision-for-injustice claim was admissible despite no second appeal, because a second appeal would have been inadmissible on the same grounds.
The Court of Appeal held that mitigating circumstances did not require sentence reduction, and upheld Bizimungu Kanyamibare’s life sentence for murder.
Singirankabo Védaste used a deadly traditional weapon (agasuka) to strike Mukankusi Anne Marie on the head, a vital part, resulting in death three days later. Medical evidence confirmed death was caused by head injury. Legal precedent establishes that intent to kill is inferred from such circumstances, and the minimum sentence for intentional homicide is 15 years imprisonment without a fine.
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The defendant is not entitled to further reduction of sentence because he did not unequivocally admit guilt, having claimed provocation without evidence, and committed the crime with excessive cruelty.
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