Alex Afande Salamba & another v Republic [2018] KECA 54 (KLR)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 54
- Citation
- [2018] KECA 54 (KLR)
- Decided
- 20 December 2018
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureSecond AppealCoramP.N. WAKI, R.N. NAMBUYE, D.K. MUSINGA
Holding
Allow the 2nd appellant's appeal, quash the conviction and set aside the death sentence
Facts
On September 8, 2005, the appellants robbed three individuals of a car and mobile phones.
Issues
- Conviction of the 2nd appellant
- Sentence of death
Reasoning
The court found the 2nd appellant's identification by witnesses to be unreliable due to the short duration of the robbery and the witnesses' state of mind. The failure of the prosecution to call arresting police officers weakened the prosecution's case.
Outcome
Allow the appeal, quash conviction and set aside death sentence
Orders
- Set aside the death sentence
- Set the 2nd appellant at liberty
Authorities cited
Cases cited (3)
- DAVID MAKOKHA v REPUBLIC [1989] eKLR
- R. v TURNBULL [1976] 3 ALL E.R. 549
- BUKENYA v UGANDA [1972] E.A. 549
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