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12 Jul 2019

Criminal law RLR V.1 - 2020

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. NSENGIYUMVA N’ABANDI

Court: Court of Appeal
Case number: – RPA 00074/2018/CA

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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17 Apr 2014

Criminal law RLR V.3 - 2015

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. NKUBIRI N’ABANDI_119642_kn

Court: Supreme Court
Case number: RPA 0234/08/CS

The Supreme Court partly allowed the prosecution’s appeal, convicting Nkubiri Mbyogo of accessory after the fact and leaving the acquittals of Nsengiyumva and Uwimana unchanged.

Accessory after the fact
Evidence in criminal trials
Interpretation of penal statutes
Appeal procedure
Criminal-law
Accessory-after-the-fact

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UBUSHINJACYAHA v. NSENGIYUMVA N’ABANDI

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. NKUBIRI N’ABANDI_119642_kn