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Criminal law RPAA 00255/2024/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v MUKARWEGO N’UNDI

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
RPAA 00255/2024/CA

The Court of Appeal held that the appellants had not been tried in DRC, so ne bis in idem did not apply, and upheld their murder-complicity convictions.

  • Double jeopardy (ne bis in idem)
  • Evidentiary value of witness testimony
  • Conspiracy and accomplice liability
  • Procedural fairness
  • Admissibility of telecommunications evidence
  • Ne-bis-in-idem
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Criminal law RPA 0101/13/HC/NYA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v GAHIGI

Court
High Court
Case number
RPA 0101/13/HC/NYA

The High Court dismissed criminal appeals by the prosecution and Gahigi Didace, upheld the conviction, and left the original sentence unchanged.

  • Appeal procedure
  • Evidentiary value of witness testimony
  • Sentencing of minors
  • Requirements for admissibility of appeal
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Eyewitness-testimony
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