IMIRONGO YATANZWE NA COURT OF APPEAL BOOKLET 4
The Court of Appeal established that mitigating circumstances can justify reducing sentences below statutory minimums, clarified the distinction between murder and assault causing death, set evidentiary standards for group crime and infanticide, and confirmed the burden of proof in illicit enrichment. The court also affirmed the correction of clerical errors, the limited effect of late admissions of guilt, the need for corroboration of child testimony, and the retroactive application of interpretive ministerial orders.
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- Sexual offenses against minors
- Assault and battery
- Formation of criminal groups
- Infanticide
- Illicit enrichment
- Correction of judgments