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The Court of Appeal allowed the City of Kigali to withdraw its appeal, holding that consent of the other parties was not required and awarding appellate costs.
The Court of Appeal accepted Umujyi wa Kigali’s withdrawal of its appeal and held that the respondents’ cross-appeals would not be heard.
The Court of Appeal accepted Ntambara Jean Bosco’s withdrawal of his criminal appeal, leaving the High Court’s 10-year prison sentence and fine unchanged.
The Court of Appeal held that, pursuant to Article 189 of Law NÂş 027/2019, the appellant is entitled to withdraw his appeal at any stage before the case is finally decided, and upon such withdrawal, the judgment of the High Court remains in force.
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The Court of Appeal held that a criminal appeal can be withdrawn only by the appellant personally, not by counsel, and dismissed the appeal for non-attendance.
The core binding principles are: (1) appellate courts must show, at least implicitly, that all material arguments and evidence were considered, but need not address each individually; (2) sentences cannot be increased on appeal if only the defendant appeals; (3) conspiracy to commit genocide is treated as genocide for intent and punishment; (4) accomplice liability in genocide does not require intent to destroy the group, only knowing assistance; (5) attempt liability does not apply to terrorist group membership; (6) new evidence for retrial must be truly new and material; (7) only parents or…
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Sonarwa is entitled to withdraw its appeal as a matter of right; Nkubito is entitled to attorney fees due to costs incurred from Sonarwa's appeal, but not to increased damages as the issue was not heard on merits.
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Self deprivation of claim is a right of the party and does not require consent of the other party; upon withdrawal, the withdrawing party is liable for court fees and reasonable counsel fees incurred by the defendant.
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The Supreme Court accepted the appellants’ withdrawal of their civil appeal and ordered them to pay the respondents 1,100,000 RWF in costs and fees.
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