Japheth Chege Mwangi v Republic [2013] KEHC 625 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 625
- Citation
- [2013] KEHC 625 (KLR)
- Decided
- 9 December 2013
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from original conviction and sentence in Thika Chief Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. 500 of 2010CoramF N MUCHEMI, G V ODUNGA
Holding
The appeal fails and is dismissed.
Facts
The appellant was charged with robbery with violence and convicted. The victim, Joseph Mureithi Mwangi, was robbed of his motorcycle and suffered injuries.
Issues
- Whether the charge was defective for failure to state in the particulars that the appellant was armed with a dangerous weapon.
- Whether the mandatory death sentence for robbery with violence is constitutional.
Reasoning
The particulars of the charge stated that the appellant was with another at the time of the robbery and that at or immediately before or immediately after the time of such robbery, he wounded the deceased. The mandatory death sentence for robbery with violence is constitutional.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Penal Code
- Constitution of Kenya, 2010
Cases cited (2)
- Godfrey Mutiso vs. R
- Joseph Njuguna Mwaura & 2 Others vs. Republic
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