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NYIRABIGURI v. UBUSHINJACYAHA

Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko ubujurire bwa Nyirabiguri Safi nta shingiro bufite, rusigaho igifungo cy’imyaka 15 n’ihazabu ya 5.000.000 Frw.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Cannabis
  • Mitigating circumstances
  • Reduction of sentence
  • Suspension of sentence
  • Drug-trafficking
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Criminal procedure

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. KWIZERA N’UNDI

Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko ubujurire bwa Kwizera David na Iradukunda Emmanuel bwari bwakirwa, rutesha agaciro icyemezo cy’Urukiko Rukuru rukabwohereza gusuzumwa mu mizi.

  • Late appeal grounds
  • Time limits for appeal
  • Copy of judgment delayed
  • Inadmissibility of appeal
  • Effect of refusing to receive an appeal that should have been received
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law RPAA/ECON 00001/2022/CA - CMB RPAA /ECON 00002/2022/CA - CMB RPAA /ECON 00004/2022/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA vs RWAKUNDA N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal dismissed a second appeal for lack of jurisdiction, holding that the lower-court judgment did not rely on a non-existent law or unlawful penalties.

  • Retroactivity of laws
  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Public procurement offences
  • Misuse of public property
  • Conspiracy in public tenders
  • Appellate-procedure
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Criminal law RPAA 00322-00323/2022/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA vs RENZAHO Et.Al.

The Court of Appeal held that the prosecution and FX Tugirane Ubumwe Mining Co Ltd had not shown a decision based on a non-existent law, so their second appeal was inadmissible.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Interpretation of 'non-existent law' in appeals
  • Limits of appellate review
  • Procedural errors vs. substantive grounds for appeal
  • Criminal-appellate-procedure
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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Criminal law RPA/GEN00004/2019/CA

MUNYAGISHARI B. KINYARWANDA FINAL VERSION

The Court of Appeal rejected Munyagishari’s nationality ground and declined to admit a new appeal ground based on admission of guilt, leaving the conviction and life sentence intact.

  • Genocide
  • Crimes against humanity
  • Jurisdiction
  • Nationality
  • Appeal grounds
  • Mitigating circumstances
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