IMIRONGO CoA - No 16 - March - 2024
Voluntary interveners in criminal appeals who join at the first appellate stage cannot appeal to the Court of Appeal if the principal sentence does not meet the statutory threshold; only involuntary interveners may appeal once if adversely affected. Confessions at investigation are not nullified by later denial; only confessions at investigation or first instance are mitigating. Sentence reduction on appeal is permitted only if lower courts failed to adequately consider mitigating factors. Judicial discretion governs the acceptance of evidence, including hearsay, and the assessment of mitigat…
Source excerpt
- Appeals
- Sentencing
- Evidence
- Criminal procedure
- Civil procedure
- Labour contracts