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The Court of Appeal held that, for an offense punishable by life imprisonment, mitigating circumstances cannot reduce imprisonment below 15 years. The appeal was dismissed.
The appellant cannot receive a sentence below the statutory minimum of 15 years' imprisonment for drug trafficking, as this is the lowest penalty permitted by law, even when mitigating circumstances exist.
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The Court of Appeal held that a crime punishable by life imprisonment may not be reduced below 15 years, and dismissed the appeal.
The statutory minimum sentence for defilement followed by cohabitation with a minor is 15 years imprisonment, and courts have no discretion to reduce it further for mitigating circumstances under the current law. The appellant's sentence is already the minimum possible, and the appeal lacks merit.
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The Court of Appeal held that Munyengano Aimable’s sentence could not be reduced below the statutory minimum despite mitigating circumstances, and dismissed the appeal.
The sentence of 15 years imprisonment and a fine of 5,000,100 Frw imposed on Nibondimo Gaspard is the statutory minimum for the offense of marijuana trafficking and cannot be further reduced or suspended under the current law.
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The Court of Appeal upheld a 15-year prison term and 5,000,100 Frw fine for cannabis trafficking, holding the sentence could not be further reduced or suspended.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Niyonsaba’s appeal and upheld a 15-year sentence and fine, holding that the court could not go below the amended statutory minimum.
The Court of Appeal held that Nzabakirira’s 15-year sentence could not be reduced further, because it was already the statutory minimum under the amended law.
The Court of Appeal held that Siborurema’s 15-year sentence could not be reduced further, because current law sets that as the statutory minimum despite mitigating factors.
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