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Criminal law RPAA 00944/2024/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v MUGENZI

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
RPAA 00944/2024/CA

The Court of Appeal held that Mugenzi Elia’s conduct was attempted defilement of a child, not completed defilement, and reduced the sentence to 12 years and 6 months.

  • Attempted crime
  • Sexual offences against children
  • Sentencing
  • Appeal procedure
  • Attempted-crime
  • Child-sexual-offences
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Criminal law [2017] 1 RLR

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. MANIRIHO n’abandi

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RPA 0082/11/CS

The Supreme Court held that the accused only prepared an alleged murder plan and did not begin execution, so the attempted murder convictions were quashed and they were acquitted.

  • Attempted crime
  • Conspiracy
  • Elements of attempt
  • Exculpation
  • Evidentiary standards
  • Criminal-law
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