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Dickson Nyakundi v Republic [2015] KEHC 607 (KLR)

[2015] KEHC 607 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
607
Citation
[2015] KEHC 607 (KLR)
Decided
1 December 2015
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from conviction and sentenceCoramMAUREEN ODERO, JANET MULWA
Holding

The conviction and sentence are quashed, and the appellant is set at liberty.

Facts

The appellant and another were charged with robbery with violence and handling stolen property. The appellant was convicted and sentenced to death.

Issues

  1. Insufficiency of evidence to connect appellant to the robbery
  2. Failure of prosecution to call key witnesses
  3. Prosecution's failure to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt

Reasoning

The court found the evidence insufficient to connect the appellant to the robbery and that the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.

Outcome

Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed

Orders

  • Conviction and sentence quashed
  • Appellant set at liberty
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