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Criminal law RPAA 00487/2025/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. ISHIMWE

The Court of Appeal dismissed Ishimwe Seth’s appeal, upheld his murder conviction, and maintained his 25-year sentence, relying on corroborated witness evidence and flight.

  • Evidence in criminal trials
  • Murder
  • Appeals
  • Assessment of witness testimony
  • Criminal-law
  • Criminal-appeals
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Criminal law RPAA 00287/2025/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v NIZERAYESU

The Court of Appeal dismissed Nizerayesu Jean Claude’s appeal, upheld the 15-year sentence, and reclassified the offence as drug trafficking.

  • Evidence in criminal trials
  • Drug trafficking
  • Appeal procedure
  • Assessment of witness testimony
  • Criminal-law
  • Evidence
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Criminal law RPA 00005/2021/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. RUBAYIZA

The Court of Appeal upheld Rubayiza Jean-Baptiste’s conviction for inciting unrest, found the witness evidence credible, and reduced his sentence from 10 to 6 years.

  • Assessment of witness testimony
  • Standard of proof
  • Appeal against conviction and sentence
  • Procedural fairness
  • Criminal-law
  • Evidence-law
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Criminal law RPA 00018/2024/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA vs MASHIMANGO

The Court of Appeal dismissed Mashimango’s appeal, upheld his conviction for membership in a terrorist organization, and confirmed the eight-year prison sentence.

  • Membership in a terrorist organization
  • Evidentiary value of confessions
  • Assessment of witness testimony
  • Right to interpretation and fair trial
  • Appeal procedure
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law RPAA 00371/2020/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v Sezikeye Francois

The Court of Appeal held that inconsistent testimony and an unrefuted reasonable doubt meant Sezikeye François’s conviction could not stand.

  • Burden of proof
  • Alibi defence
  • Evidentiary standards
  • Assessment of witness testimony
  • Appeals
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law

UBUSHINJACYAHA v BANDORA

Urukiko rwahamije Bandora Charles ibyaha byo gucura umugambi wo gukora jenoside, kuba icyitso cy’abakoze jenoside no gufasha kurimbura, rumukatira igifungo cy’imyaka 30.

  • Conspiracy to commit genocide
  • Complicity in genocide
  • Extermination as a crime against humanity
  • Assessment of witness testimony
  • Cumulative convictions
  • Conspiracy-to-commit-genocide
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