Enos Mbanja Okuru v Republic [2006] KECA 63 (KLR)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 63
- Citation
- [2006] KECA 63 (KLR)
- Decided
- 10 November 2006
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at NairobiCoramE. M. GITHINJI, P. N. WAKI, J. W. ONYANGO OTIENO
Holding
The conviction is upheld as the evidence of identification was sufficient and the witnesses were credible.
Facts
The appellant, Enos Mbanja Okuru, was convicted of robbery with violence and sentenced to the mandatory death sentence. The complainant, Margaret Wahu, identified the appellant as one of the robbers.
Issues
- Whether the evidence of identification was sufficient to support the conviction
- Whether the trial court erred in finding the witnesses credible
Reasoning
The court found the evidence of identification to be reliable and the witnesses to be credible, thus upholding the conviction.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
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