MAURICE MUTEMBEI KAMBATHUKI v REPUBLIC [2011] KEHC 2738 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2738
- Citation
- [2011] KEHC 2738 (KLR)
- Decided
- 19 May 2011
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentence of deathCoramLesiit, Kasango
Holding
The conviction and sentence are set aside, and a retrial is ordered.
Facts
The appellant was charged with robbery with violence and convicted by a magistrate. The case was finalized in 2010, and the appellant was sentenced to death.
Issues
- Whether the trial was defective due to the court's discharge of assessors before the case was concluded
- Whether a retrial should be ordered
Reasoning
The court found the trial to be defective due to the discharge of assessors, and the interest of justice requires a retrial.
Outcome
The conviction and sentence are set aside, and a retrial is ordered.
Orders
- The accused should remain in custody until the 25th of May, 2011 when he should be presented before the SPM’s Court Maua for plea taking for the self same charges. The case should proceed to be heard by a magistrate other than P.W. Macharia.
Authorities cited
Cases cited (5)
- David Kiplagat Bunei v. Republic
- Richard Omolo Ajuoga v. Republic
- Pascal Ouma Ogolo v. Republic
- Henry Odhiambo Otieno v. Republic
- Bernard Lolimo Ekimat v. R
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