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The Court of Appeal dismissed the accused’s appeal, upholding the 20-year sentence for defilement after finding the medical and witness evidence consistent and reliable.
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.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Sebanani Severin’s appeal against a child-defilement conviction, holding the evidence was sufficient and no forensic test on him was required.
The Court of Appeal upheld Hakizayezu Fiston alias Pax’s conviction for heroin trafficking, finding the witness evidence and seizure records reliable.
The conviction was upheld because multiple forms of evidence—including the appellant's confession at the prosecution and trial court levels, the victim's testimony, corroborating witness statements, and medical reports—established guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The appellant's claims of duress and illiteracy were unsubstantiated and raised only at the appellate stage. However, the sentence was reduced from 20 to 17 years' imprisonment in line with precedent for first-time offenders.
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The Court of Appeal dismissed Nizerayesu Jean Claude’s appeal, upheld the 15-year sentence, and reclassified the offence as drug trafficking.
The Court of Appeal upheld Niyondamya Malachie's conviction for defilement, finding the evidence sufficient, but reduced his sentence from 19 to 14 years.
The Court of Appeal upheld a 20-year sentence for child defilement, holding that minor timing discrepancies and the accused’s alibi evidence did not displace the prosecution case.
The appellate court found that the conviction was supported by credible and corroborated evidence, including witness testimonies and a medical report, and that the defendant failed to provide convincing rebuttal. The court held that the lower court did not err in its assessment of the evidence or in convicting the defendant.
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The Court of Appeal upheld a conviction for defilement of a 4-year-old child, holding that corroborated witness testimony and medical evidence were sufficient.
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