Ngugi v Republic (Criminal Appeal 128 of 2019) [2022] KECA 26 (KLR) (4 February 2022) (Judgment)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 26
- Citation
- [2022] KECA 26 (KLR)
- Decided
- 4 February 2022
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from the High Court's decisionCoramHA OMONDI, A. MBOGHOLI MSAGHA, ASIKE-MAKHANDIA
Holding
The appeal is dismissed in its entirety. The sentence of death is upheld as legal.
Facts
The appellant, John Kange’the Ngugi, was charged with robbery with violence. He was arrested, charged, convicted, and sentenced to death by the chief Magistrate's court at Thika. The prosecution alleged that Ngugi robbed Joseph Kimari Ngugi of a Siemens C35 mobile phone and used actual violence.
Issues
- right to be supplied with witness statements and occurrence book
- fresh and exhaustive re-evaluation of evidence
- constitutionality of mandatory death sentence for robbery with violence
Reasoning
The court found the evidence to be credible and the circumstances of the identification to be favorable. The court also noted that the High Court had subjected the evidence to exhaustive and fresh analysis.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Penal Code
Cases cited (1)
- Okeno v. Republic
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