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Joseph Garang Korir v Republic [2016] KEHC 2011 (KLR)

[2016] KEHC 2011 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
2011
Citation
[2016] KEHC 2011 (KLR)
Decided
16 November 2016
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppellant seeks to be admitted to bail pending appeal to the Court of Appeal.CoramC. W GITHUA
Holding

Appellant's application for bail pending appeal is dismissed.

Facts

Appellant was convicted of stock theft and sentenced to three years in prison. He appealed to the High Court, which dismissed the appeal. He now seeks bail pending his second appeal to the Court of Appeal.

Issues

  1. Appellant's right to bail pending appeal
  2. High chances of success of his second appeal
  3. Unusual or exceptional circumstances

Reasoning

The court finds that the appeal has not been proven to have high chances of success and that the applicant's unusual circumstances do not justify bail.

Outcome

Application dismissed

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