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Criminal law RPAA00151/2020/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. AKAYEZU

The Court of Appeal reclassified the offence from attempted murder to attempted infanticide, and reduced Akayezu Claudine’s sentence to three years.

  • Infanticide
  • Attempted infanticide
  • Mitigating circumstances
  • Appeal procedure
  • Criminal-law
  • Appeal
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Criminal law RLR V.2 - 2015

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. NYIRAMUGISHA

The High Court upheld the conviction for attempted infanticide but reduced the sentence from 20 years to 10 years, citing mitigating factors and sentencing consistency.

  • Attempted infanticide
  • Mitigating circumstances
  • Sentencing harmonization
  • Appeal procedure
  • Attempted-infanticide
  • Mitigating-circumstances
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Criminal law RPAA 0059/14/HC/RSZ

PROSECUTION v. NYIRAMUGISHA

High Court appeal over attempted infanticide; sentence reduced from 20 to 10 years because similar cases had lower sentences and the baby survived.

  • Attempted infanticide
  • Mitigating circumstances
  • Harmonization of sentences
  • Appeal procedure
  • Attempted-infanticide
  • Sentence-mitigation
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