JMM v Republic [2020] KECA 620 (KLR)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 620
- Citation
- [2020] KECA 620 (KLR)
- Decided
- 5 June 2020
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a Judgment of the High CourtCoramW. Ouko, Asike Makhandia, J. Mohammed
Holding
The appeal is dismissed in its entirety. Sexual relations between an adult and a child, even if familial, are perverted and wrong.
Facts
The appellant, JMM, was convicted of incest by a male person contrary to section 20(1) of the Sexual Offences Act. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment based on evidence that he defiled his niece, aged 8 years, in a thicket.
Issues
- prosecution failed to prove its case against the appellant
- the High Court failed to produce medical evidence of other examining officers
- the High Court misapplied section 124 of the Evidence Act
- the provisions of section 169(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code were not adequately complied with in relation to his defence
Reasoning
The court found that the prosecution proved the ingredients of the offence, and the appellant's claims regarding the medical evidence and his age were not valid.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Authorities cited
Legislation (4)
- Sexual Offences Act
- Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act
- Evidence Act
- Criminal Procedure Code
Cases cited (2)
- Woolmington vs. D.P.P (1935) AC 642
- Johnson Muiruri vs. Republic (1983) KLR 445
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