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The Court of Appeal held that a recanted confession can still be believed if the judge finds it credible. It dismissed Hategekimana Daniel’s appeal and upheld his drug-trafficking conviction and sentence.
The Court of Appeal upheld convictions for cannabis trafficking and accomplice liability, refused attempt or possession recharacterization, and affirmed the minimum sentence.
The appeal was dismissed because the evidence from multiple witnesses, the victim, and documentary proof (medical and birth records) consistently established that Murerakure Jeannette knowingly allowed the sexual exploitation of a minor in her residence. The court found no merit in the appellant's arguments regarding the credibility of witnesses or the minor's age. However, considering mitigating factors such as being a first-time offender and her age, the sentence was reduced from 20 to 15 years' imprisonment.
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The appellate court found that the lower court had already adequately considered the mitigating factors, including admission of guilt and youth, in reducing the sentence from life imprisonment to 15 years. Therefore, no further reduction was warranted.
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The Court of Appeal acquitted NDIZIHIWE Fabrice and NYIRAVURIRO Lydie of murder, finding the evidence insufficient and applying the benefit of the doubt.
The Rwanda Supreme Court struck down parts of Law No. 68/2018 on accomplice liability and mandatory sentencing, but upheld provisions on negotiable instruments and pending-case speech.
Court of Appeal held that Kabilima Jean Damascène failed to prove an alibi, upheld witness and documentary evidence, and convicted him of genocide and complicity.
The Court of Appeal held that conflict and hostility alone were not conclusive evidence of murder, allowed the appeal, and acquitted Sibomana Valens.
The Supreme Court upheld a life sentence for Ntabanganyimana Félicien for brutal murder and reduced Uzabakiriho Bernard’s role to accomplice liability, sentencing him to 10 years.
The High Court partly allowed Mugirwanake Zawadi’s appeal, reducing and partially suspending his sentence, but dismissed the appeals of Hakizimana Pascal and Rugero Etienne.
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