Omar Nache Uche v Republic [2015] KEHC 1217 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 1217
- Citation
- [2015] KEHC 1217 (KLR)
- Decided
- 11 November 2015
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentence in the Principal Magistrate's CourtCoramKIARIE WAWERU KIARIE
Holding
The conviction is quashed and the sentence set aside due to insufficient evidence and unreliable testimony from the complainant.
Facts
The appellant was charged with defilement and alternatively with an indecent act with a child. The complainant testified that she met the appellant and they had sexual intercourse on January 19, 2013, and again on January 24, 2013. The appellant denied the allegations.
Issues
- Whether the evidence was sufficient to convict the appellant
- Whether the trial magistrate erred in convicting the appellant for the offence of defilement
Reasoning
The court found that the prosecution's evidence was inconsistent and unreliable, and that the complainant's testimony was not credible.
Outcome
The conviction is quashed and the sentence set aside.
Orders
- The appellant is set at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held.
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