Martin Oduor Lango,Tonny Wandera Juma & Harrison Kariuki Mwangi v Republic (Criminal Appeal 282 of 2012) [2014] KECA 592 (KLR) (Crim) (23 May 2014) (Judgment)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 592
- Citation
- [2014] KECA 592 (KLR)
- Decided
- 23 May 2014
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at NairobiCoramP.N. WAKI, D.K. MARAGA, W. OUKO
Holding
The conviction of Kariuki is quashed, and he is set free.
Facts
On January 20, 2006, a gang robbed a family in Kitengela. The family members were tied up and left in the generator room. The next day, the family returned home and identified Harrison Kariuki Mwangi as the attacker.
Issues
- Unfair trial
- Incurably flawed identification process
- Identification parade contrary to Force Standing Orders
- Denial of facilities for preparing defenses
- Defenses not considered
Reasoning
The identification process was flawed and the identification parade was not conducted in accordance with the Force Standing Orders, leading to doubts about the conviction.
Outcome
Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence of death set aside
Orders
- Kariuki is set free unless otherwise lawfully held
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