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Criminal law RLR V.1-2017

PROSECUTION v. MUKASHEMA ET AL_231282_en

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RPA0176/11/CS

The Supreme Court upheld convictions for complicity in murder, holding that a retracted confession may still be assessed for sincerity and that cruelty barred penalty reduction.

  • Guilty plea
  • Confession retraction
  • Mitigating circumstances
  • Complicity in murder
  • Assessment of evidence
  • Penalty reduction
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Criminal law RLR V.3 - 2015

PROSECUTION v. NKUBIRI ET AL

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RPA 0234/08/CS

The Supreme Court partly allowed the prosecution’s appeal, convicting Nkubiri Mbyogo of concealment of stolen items and confirming the acquittals of two co-accused.

  • Concealment of stolen property
  • Burden of proof
  • Strict interpretation of criminal law
  • Complicity in murder
  • Armed robbery
  • Concealment-of-stolen-property
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