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The Court of Appeal held that Uwayezu Emmanuel was not criminally responsible for attempted murder because expert evidence showed schizophrenia affecting his mental capacity.
The Court of Appeal held that Kamatari Jean was not criminally responsible because a mental disorder deprived him of the ability to understand or control his acts.
Muragijimana Eric is not criminally responsible for defilement of a minor because credible medical evidence and corroborating investigation established he suffered from a mental illness depriving him of understanding and self-control at the time of the offense, thus the life imprisonment sentence is set aside and he is to be placed under medical care.
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The Supreme Court rejected an insanity defense for lack of proof, upheld the murder conviction, and increased the civil party’s damages on appeal.
The Supreme Court found that Munyambibi Gilbert was suffering from a mental illness at the time of the offense, as confirmed by medical evidence and the circumstances of the crime, and therefore was not criminally responsible under Article 70 of the Penal Code.
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