FLOSPHER KADALINDA & ANOTHER v REPUBLIC [1998] KEHC 22 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 22
- Citation
- [1998] KEHC 22 (KLR)
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from original conviction and sentenceCoramOwuor (Mrs) J
Holding
The appeals are allowed. The conviction and sentence of death are quashed. The 1st and 2nd Appellants are ordered to be set at liberty.
Facts
The deceased, Ismael Jama, was running a shop business at Olposinoru Trading Centre in Narok District. The 1st and 2nd Appellants, Flospher Kadalinda and Nalenya Soine, were jointly convicted of robbery with violence.
Issues
- Whether the conviction and sentence of the 1st and 2nd Appellants were supported by evidence beyond reasonable doubt.
- Whether the trial was conducted in accordance with the principles of natural justice.
Reasoning
The court found that the evidence was insufficient to prove the appellants' guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The mere suspicion and lack of corroboration were not sufficient grounds for conviction.
Outcome
Appeals allowed, convictions and sentences quashed, appellants set at liberty
Orders
- Quash the conviction of the 1st and 2nd Appellants
- Set aside the sentence of death imposed upon each of them
- Order each of them to be set at liberty and released forthwith
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