ALICE KAGURE KINGORI v REPUBLIC [2007] KEHC 3203 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3203
- Citation
- [2007] KEHC 3203 (KLR)
- Decided
- 16 March 2007
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from conviction and sentenceCoramMARY KASANGO
Holding
The conviction is quashed and the sentence set aside due to the unqualified prosecution and the failure to produce the weapon.
Facts
The Appellant was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. The prosecution was conducted by Sergeant Maina, who was not qualified under Section 85(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Issues
- Whether the trial was valid due to the unqualified prosecution
- Whether the Appellant should be retried
Reasoning
The trial was not valid due to the unqualified prosecution, and the shoe used in the assault was never produced. The court finds that the Appellant cannot be retried due to the passage of time and the insufficiency of the prosecution case.
Outcome
Conviction and sentence quashed
Orders
- The Appellant is ordered to be refunded any fines paid in respect of the judgment entered against him herein
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Civil Procedure Code
Cases cited (2)
- Elirema & Another -V- Republic(2003) KLR 537
- SUMA -V- R (1964) E. A. 481
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