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Julius Marite & Fred Nginyi v Republic (Criminal Appeal 105 of 2007) [2013] KEHC 6302 (KLR) (Crim) (24 July 2013) (Judgment)

[2013] KEHC 6302 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
6302
Citation
[2013] KEHC 6302 (KLR)
Decided
24 July 2013
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from original convictionCoramA.Mboholi Msagha
Holding

The appeal is meritorious, conviction and sentence are quashed, and appellants are set at liberty.

Facts

On June 22, 2004, Julius Marite and Fred Nginyi, along with others, robbed Linus Salamba Alulu of a Toyota Corolla Salon, a Siemens C-25 mobile phone, and cash. They were identified by a witness who did not see them during the robbery.

Issues

  1. Insufficiency of evidence to support conviction
  2. Language barrier and constitutional rights violations

Reasoning

The prosecution's evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction, and the trial court's identification procedures were flawed.

Outcome

Appeal successful, conviction and sentence quashed

Orders

  • Quash conviction and sentence
  • Order appellants set at liberty

Remedies

  • Set at liberty
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