Ntoitha & 2 others v Republic (Criminal Appeal 29, 30 & 72 of 2019 (Consolidated)) [2024] KECA 774 (KLR) (5 July 2024) (Judgment)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 774
- Citation
- [2024] KECA 774 (KLR)
- Decided
- 5 July 2024
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentence for murderCoramJAMILA MOHAMMED, L. KIMARU, A.O. MUCHELULE
Holding
The convictions and sentences are quashed, and the appellants are set at liberty unless otherwise being lawfully held.
Facts
The deceased, Julius Mungathia, was attacked and killed on October 29, 2012, at Maibuki Village in Kabachi Location of Igembe North District in Meru County. The appellants, Boniface Kimathi Ntoitha, Dickens Murangiri Kubai, and Patrick Kareithi Muthuri, were charged with murder under sections 203 and 204 of the Penal Code.
Issues
- Contradictory and inconsistent evidence leading to conviction
- Insufficient evidence of proper identification
- Lack of material witnesses called by prosecution
Reasoning
The evidence was contradictory and inconsistent, and the prosecution failed to establish proper identification of the appellants. The convictions were based on insufficient evidence.
Outcome
Appeal allowed, convictions and sentences quashed
Orders
- Quash the conviction and set aside the sentence
Remedies
- Set the appellants at liberty unless otherwise being lawfully held
Authorities cited
Cases cited (2)
- W.W.N. -v- Republic (2020) eKLR
- Cleophas Otieno Wamunga, Kisumu Criminal Appeal No. 20 of 1989
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