WESLEY CHERUIYOT v REPUBLIC [2008] KEHC 2157 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2157
- Citation
- [2008] KEHC 2157 (KLR)
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from conviction and sentenceCoramD. K. MARAGA
Holding
The conviction is quashed and the sentence set aside, and a retrial is ordered.
Facts
The appellant was charged with unnatural offence under Section 162(a) of the Penal Code, and pleaded guilty after three witnesses testified.
Issues
- Proper taking of plea
- Insufficiency of evidence for retrial
Reasoning
The plea was not properly taken, and the trial magistrate did not ask the appellant to respond to the charge. The Court of Appeal found this a procedural error.
Outcome
Quashed conviction and sentence, ordered retrial
Orders
- Order for retrial of the appellant before any of the magistrates at Nakuru
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- Aden v. Republic (1973) EA 445
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