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The sentence of 25 years' imprisonment and a fine of 20,000,000 Frw imposed by the High Court was excessive given the small quantity of cannabis (9 boules), the absence of aggravating circumstances, and the fact that this was the defendant's first offence. The sentence is reduced to 15 years' imprisonment and a fine of 5,000,000 Frw.
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The Court of Appeal held that the defendant was not entitled to a further sentence reduction because the earlier court had already mitigated the sentence to the legal minimum.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Barawumfitiye Vestine’s appeal as inadmissible, holding it was a second appeal barred by statute after two lower courts ruled on the same grounds.
The Court of Appeal held that RRA customs system records showed three containers, not five, were received at Intertrade Warehouse. SOMDIAM’s appeal failed.
The appellate court found that the lower court had already imposed the minimum custodial sentence permitted by law (15 years) due to mitigating factors, and thus could not reduce it further. However, the fine was reduced from 7,000,000 Frw to 5,000,000 Frw in accordance with the amended statute and the prosecution's concession.
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The Court of Appeal found that although the defendant's new admission of guilt could not be considered as it was not raised in the lower courts, the sentence imposed was not sufficiently mitigated given the defendant's age and first-time offender status. Applying the principle of proportionality and precedents, the court reduced the sentence from 20 to 11 years' imprisonment.
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Karenzo Eric could not receive a further reduction in sentence for admitting guilt because he did not admit to murder at the High Court, but as a first-time offender, the sentence was reduced to 15 years under the applicable law.
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The appellate court found that the sentence of 25 years' imprisonment, already reduced from life due to the appellant's age and admission of guilt, was sufficient and proportionate to the brutality of the crime. No further reduction was warranted, and the appeal lacked merit.
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The appeal was not received because the appellant failed to submit the grounds of appeal within 30 days after the judgment was uploaded to IECMS, as required by law. The subsequent submission of grounds eight months later was out of time and therefore inadmissible.
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The Court of Appeal dismissed Masumbuko Hassan’s appeal, upholding his conviction for cannabis possession based on the quantity found and affirming the 16-year sentence.
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