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The Court of Appeal corrected a calculation error in a commercial lease judgment, reducing the amount owed from USD 75,000 to USD 7,500 and awarding no costs.
The Court of Appeal upheld a conviction for defilement of a 4-year-old child, holding that corroborated witness testimony and medical evidence were sufficient.
The Court of Appeal held that the 15-year prison term and RWF 5,000,000 fine for cannabis trafficking were already the statutory minimum and could not be reduced further.
The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction for cannabis possession and trafficking, but reduced the sentence from 25 years and a 20,000,000 Frw fine to 17 years and 5,000,000 Frw.
The Court of Appeal upheld an 18-year sentence and RWF 10,000,000 fine for cannabis trafficking, holding no further reduction was warranted under the new law.
Twizerimana Pacy bita Risuba failed to rebut credible evidence including witness testimony, official reports, and physical evidence linking him to illegal cannabis trafficking; personal animosity claims lacked substantiation and did not undermine prosecution evidence.
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The minimum sentence for the offense, after considering mitigating circumstances, is 15 years' imprisonment as per the amended law. The appellant had already received this minimum, and no further reduction is legally permissible. Precedents under the previous law are inapplicable due to legislative changes.
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The appeal was dismissed because the lower court had already imposed the minimum sentence permitted by law after considering all mitigating factors, and no legal basis existed for further reduction.
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Ndahimana Félix was acquitted because the only evidence against him was the inconsistent and uncorroborated testimony of Niyigena Jean Bosco and a local administrative report based on hearsay, which did not meet the threshold of proof beyond reasonable doubt. Niyigena Jean Bosco's conviction for drug trafficking was upheld because his own detailed confession, corroborated by witness statements, established intent to sell, and the small quantity seized did not negate trafficking where intent was proven.
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The Court of Appeal reduced a drug-trafficking conviction to possession and use of cannabis, finding the prosecution had not proved intent to distribute.
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