PAUL KEPROB KOSKEI vs REPUBLIC [1984] KECA 84 (KLR)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 84
- Citation
- [1984] KECA 84 (KLR)
- Decided
- 25 September 1984
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a High Court order rejecting an appealCoramA A Kneller, A R W Hancox, Z R Chesoni
Holding
The Court of Appeal held that the grounds of appeal were not within the provisions of section 352 of the Code, and the appeal should not have been rejected summarily.
Facts
The appellant was convicted and sentenced for stealing goods worth more than one hundred shillings in a dwelling house. His co-accused was put on probation. The appellant filed a petition of appeal to the High Court, which was summarily rejected. The appellant then filed an appeal to the Court of Appeal.
Issues
- whether the learned judge could summarily reject the petition under Section 352(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code
- whether the grounds of appeal were within the provisions of section 352 of the Code
Reasoning
The Court of Appeal agreed with the High Court that the grounds of appeal were not within the provisions of section 352 of the Code, and thus the appeal should not have been rejected summarily.
Outcome
The appeal was allowed.
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Penal Code
Cases cited (1)
- Osongo and another v Republic (1972) E A 170, 171 E and F
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