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The appeal is dismissed because the appellant failed to demonstrate any error in law or discretion by the High Court; the sentence of 16 years' imprisonment and a 5 million RWF fine is proportionate and consistent with precedent and statutory requirements.
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The Court of Appeal dismissed the appellants’ challenge, held the evidence proved joint participation in the killing, and changed the offense label to murder while keeping the prison term.
The Court of Appeal upheld life sentences for three accused in a murder and assault case, holding that witness and co-accused evidence supported their joint participation.
The appeal was dismissed because the High Court had already applied all relevant mitigating circumstances and imposed the minimum sentence allowed by law for the offense; further reduction was not legally permissible.
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The Court of Appeal held that victim, mother, and medical evidence were enough to uphold a conviction for defilement, even without DNA evidence.
The High Court held that the property registered as UPI:1/02/10/03/1220 was acquired and developed during the cohabitation of Umuhire Immaculée and Mbabariye Emmanuel, and thus should be divided equally between them. The 50% share of Mbabariye Emmanuel, as admitted in his own writings, was given as a gift to Musabyeyezu Constance, which she accepted. The property acquired with Twagirumwami Charles, though not registered, was also found to have been properly claimed and should be divided equally between Umuhire and Mbabariye. Compensation for litigation costs was awarded to Umuhire.
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The Court of Appeal upheld a conviction for child sexual assault, held that legally admissible evidence may be relied on if it proves the facts, and reduced the sentence to 19 years.
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The sentence imposed by the High Court (15 years imprisonment and a fine of 5,000,000 Frw) was the minimum allowed by law for the offense, and there was no error or improper exercise of discretion by the lower court. Therefore, further reduction or suspension was not legally permissible.
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