DANIEL KAMAU NGANGA v REPUBLIC [1995] KECA 46 (KLR)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 46
- Citation
- [1995] KECA 46 (KLR)
- Decided
- 20 February 1995
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at NakuruCoramA.M. Akwummi, P.K. Tuni, A.B. Shah
Holding
The appeal is allowed and the summary rejection by the learned judge in the superior court is set aside. The appellant's appeal to the High Court is directed to be returned for a judge to admit it to hearing.
Facts
The appellant Daniel Kamau Nganga was convicted of five counts of theft, forgery, personation, uttering a false document, attempting to obtain money by false pretenses, and conspiracy to defraud. He was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on each count, concurrent.
Issues
- No expert evidence was called to prove forgery
- Another magistrate completed the trial
Reasoning
The court found that the learned judge erred in summarily rejecting the appeal where he had no jurisdiction to do so.
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Orders
- The appeal to the High Court is directed to be returned for a judge to admit it to hearing
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