Rwanda Case Law

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. SULULU MARUGIRA N’UNDI

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

RPAA 00248/2021/CA

The tools carried by the accused (scie à métaux and fer à béton) qualify as weapons under the relevant criminal statutes, making the offense aggravated robbery. However, considering their first-time offender status, remorse, lack of significant harm, and their young age, the sentence should be reduced to eight years' imprisonment and a fine of five million Rwandan francs each.

Source excerpt

• Armed robbery
• Sentencing
• Mitigating circumstances
• Interpretation of 'weapon' in robbery
• Appeal procedure

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UBUSHINJACYAHA v. SULULU MARUGIRA N’UNDI

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

RPAA 00248/2021/CA

The Court of Appeal upheld armed robbery convictions but reduced each appellant’s sentence to 8 years and a 5,000,000 Frw fine, relying on mitigating circumstances.

• Armed robbery
• Sentencing
• Mitigating circumstances
• Interpretation of 'weapon' in robbery
• Appeal procedure
• Armed-robbery

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