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UBUSHINJACYAHA v. NDUNGUTSE N’ABANDI

Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwafashe ko ubujurire bwa Nsabimana butakiriwe, Twahirwa ahamwa n’ubujura busanzwe, naho Ndungutse ahamwa n’ubujura bwitwaje intwaro ariko agabanyirizwa igihano.

  • Appeal time limits
  • Armed theft
  • Burden of proof in criminal cases
  • Sentencing discretion
  • Joinder of offences
  • Admissibility of supplementary submissions
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Criminal law RPAA 00495/2023/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA vs NTAMPAKA

The appellate court held that the testimony of the 10-year-old victim, corroborated by other witnesses and the medical report, was credible and sufficient to uphold the conviction. The court found no procedural or evidentiary errors in the lower courts' assessment and rejected the appellant's claims of bias and insufficiency of evidence.

  • Rape of a minor
  • Admissibility of child testimony
  • Assessment of medical evidence
  • Burden of proof in criminal cases
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Criminal law RLR V.1 - 2020

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. NSENGIYUMVA N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal held that trading in elephant ivory without permits is punishable under EAC customs law, but there was no proof of killing elephants.

  • Illegal trade in elephant ivory
  • Protected species
  • Application of eac customs management act
  • Burden of proof in criminal cases
  • Interpretation of penal statutes
  • Criminal-law
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