Tinyi Range Mangera v Republic [2002] KECA 261 (KLR)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 261
- Citation
- [2002] KECA 261 (KLR)
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a Conviction and Sentence of the High CourtCoramB. CHUNGA, A.A. LAKHA, E. OWUOR
Holding
The appeal is dismissed. The charge against the appellant was proved beyond reasonable doubt and it was safe to convict.
Facts
The deceased was brutally attacked on 27 March, 1999 at about 8:00 p.m. by the appellant. Lucia Ali Chacha and Mwita Ali Chacha, the appellant's mother-in-law and brother-in-law, testified that the appellant arrived outside the kitchen and threatened to kill or be killed. Soon after, the deceased screamed that he had been stabbed and the appellant vanished.
Issues
- Whether the identity of the appellant as the assailant of the deceased was sufficiently established.
Reasoning
The evidence was satisfactory and the learned judge made a proper evaluation. There was sufficient evidence to justify the conviction of the appellant for murder.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
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