NICHOLAS MUTINDA MUTAVA vs REPUBLIC [2002] KEHC 338 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 338
- Citation
- [2002] KEHC 338 (KLR)
- Decided
- 4 February 2002
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from conviction and sentence in Senior Principal Magistrate's Criminal Case No. 704/2000CoramR. NAMBUYE, R.M. MUTITU
Holding
The convictions and sentences for counts three and four are quashed and set aside.
Facts
Three appellants were convicted and sentenced to death in Senior Principal Magistrate's Criminal Case No. 704/2000. The 3rd and 2nd appellants were convicted of count three, and the 1st appellant was convicted of count four.
Issues
- Conviction and sentence for counts three and four were challenged on grounds of identification and prosecution evidence.
- The 3rd appellant raised an alibi defense that was not considered by the trial magistrate.
Reasoning
The prosecution's evidence did not support the identification of the appellants, and the state counsel did not support the convictions and sentences. The learned state counsel agreed that the convictions and sentences were incapable of being sustained.
Outcome
The convictions and sentences are quashed and set aside.
Orders
- The three appellants be set at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held.
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