OKWARO GEORGE WILLIAM v REPUBLIC [2006] KEHC 2590 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2590
- Citation
- [2006] KEHC 2590 (KLR)
- Decided
- 27 April 2006
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentence of death for robbery with violenceCoramLESIIT, MAKHANDIA
Holding
The conviction is safe and cannot be challenged. The appeal is dismissed.
Facts
The appellant was charged with robbery with violence. He was convicted and sentenced to death. The appellant denied the offence and claimed he was fighting with the complainant over his wife.
Issues
- whether the case was a fight between the appellant and the complainant
- whether the exhibits produced in court had been entered in the OB
- whether there were material contradictions in the prosecution case
- whether the prosecutor was unqualified to conduct the prosecution
Reasoning
The court found that the evidence established beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant robbed the complainant. The court rejected the appellant's defense that it was a fight and found that the appellant was the one who removed the complainant's wallet from his pockets and hid it.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Penal Code
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