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The Court of Appeal held that, despite the appellant's confession and lack of prior record, the gravity and cruelty of the offense justified maintaining the 25-year sentence. The court is not compelled to reduce a sentence further solely due to mitigating circumstances, especially where the offense was committed with extreme brutality.
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Due to conflicting evidence regarding the victim's age and the absence of a definitive birth certificate or equivalent judicial decision, the court found reasonable doubt as to whether the victim was underage at the time of cohabitation. In accordance with the principle that doubt must benefit the accused, Maniriho Jérôme was acquitted.
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The sentence imposed on Bizabarimana Cléophas is the minimum permitted by law for the offense; further reduction is not legally possible, and additional appeal grounds submitted late are inadmissible.
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The Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence for murder, finding no immediate provocation and holding that mitigating factors did not justify reduction.
The court found that Uwamahoro Claire intentionally killed the victim by stabbing her in a vital area with a deadly weapon, and that provocation was not properly raised at trial and thus could not be considered on appeal. The sentence of 18 years' imprisonment was deemed appropriate and not subject to further reduction.
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The Court of Appeal held that Niwemugeni Hilarie did not prove provocation in her husband’s killing and upheld the 25-year prison sentence.
The sentence of 15 years' imprisonment is the minimum permissible under the amended law for the offence of trafficking in narcotic drugs with mitigating circumstances; further reduction is not legally possible. The fine is reduced to 5,000,000 FRW due to additional mitigating factors. Suspended sentence is not available as the custodial sentence exceeds five years.
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The Court of Appeal held that Sibomana Eric had already received the minimum lawful sentence for cannabis trafficking and could not have it further reduced or suspended.
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