John Gichunge Mwangi & another v Republic [2014] KEHC 3779 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3779
- Citation
- [2014] KEHC 3779 (KLR)
- Decided
- 27 June 2014
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from original convictionCoramR. LAGAT-KORIR, D.K.NJAGI MARETE
Holding
The court allows the appeal and sets the appellants at liberty, finding the identification of the appellants by the prosecution's main witness to be unreliable.
Facts
The appellants were charged with robbery with violence at Rolex Pub in Membley Estate, Ruiru, on April 19, 2009. The prosecution's main witness, PW1, a police constable, testified that he was at the scene and identified the appellants as the perpetrators.
Issues
- Identification of the appellants by the prosecution's main witness
- Reliability of the identification parade
- Linkage between the robbery at Rolex Bar and the fuel saga
Reasoning
The court found the identification of the appellants by the prosecution's main witness to be unreliable due to the circumstances at the time of the offense, the irregularity of the identification parade, and the lack of direct evidence linking the appellants to the robbery.
Outcome
Appeal allowed, appellants set at liberty
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