John Njau Ndichu v Republic [2020] KECA 311 (KLR)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 311
- Citation
- [2020] KECA 311 (KLR)
- Decided
- 9 October 2020
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from the High Court's conviction and sentence of deathCoramM. K. KOOME, P. O. KIAGE, A. K. MURGOR
Holding
The appellant's conviction is upheld, but the death sentence is set aside and replaced with a 20-year imprisonment sentence.
Facts
The appellant was convicted of robbery with violence for an incident that occurred on 7th to 8th May 2004. He was identified by two witnesses, PW1 and PW2, during an identification parade.
Issues
- Identification of the appellant during the robbery
- Proper evaluation of evidence
Reasoning
The court found the identification of the appellant to be proper and the evidence to be strong, thus the conviction is safe. The mandatory death sentence is unconstitutional and is therefore set aside.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed against conviction, but death sentence set aside and substituted with 20 years imprisonment.
Orders
- Death sentence set aside
- Substitute 20 years imprisonment
Authorities cited
Cases cited (2)
- NJOROGE vs. REPUBLIC [1982] KLR 388
- FRANCIS MURUATETU & ANOR vs. REPUBLIC [2017] eKLR
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