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Acceptance of guilt at the appellate stage does not qualify as a mitigating factor under the law; however, the appellant's youth and lack of prior convictions justify a reduction of sentence, balanced against the gravity and fatal consequences of the offence. The sentence is reduced accordingly under the more lenient law now in force.
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The appellate court found that the lower court failed to properly consider mitigating circumstances, including the defendant's age, lack of prior offences, and minimal age difference with the victim. These factors justified reducing the sentence to 10 years' imprisonment.
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The Court of Appeal reduced Mizero Eric’s sentence for defilement from 20 years to 10 years, relying on mitigating factors including his age and first-offender status.
The Supreme Court reduced Mwiseneza’s sentence from 10 to 8 years after he late-admitted guilt, expressed remorse, and was 14 at the time of the offense.
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