PETER MAWEU V REPUBLIC [2012] KEHC 2700 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2700
- Citation
- [2012] KEHC 2700 (KLR)
- Decided
- 30 July 2012
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TypeAppealPostureAppeal on sentence from convictionCoramASIKE-MAKHANDIA
Holding
The sentence imposed was legal and the trial court did not act on any wrong principle, or took into account anything it should not have done, or left out of account anything it should have in imposing the sentence. The sentence is reduced to the term so far served with the consequence that the appellant is to be set at liberty.
Facts
The appellant, Peter Maweu, was charged with unnatural offence and indecent assault on a boy. The prosecution alleged that on 6th July, 2006, the appellant committed these offences against a 8-year-old boy. The appellant denied the charges.
Issues
- the language in which the trial was conducted was not indicated in the record
- the evidence of the complainant was unsworn
- he had been detained in police custody for a period not authorized by law
- his defence was not given due consideration
- the court failed to appreciate that there was a grudge between the complainant's family and the appellant
- sentence imposed was harsh
Reasoning
The court considered the age of the appellant and concluded that a 15-year sentence was too severe.
Outcome
Appeal successful to the limited extent indicated
Orders
- The appellant is to be set at liberty
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