Michael Waweru Ndegwa v Republic [2016] KEHC 3213 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3213
- Citation
- [2016] KEHC 3213 (KLR)
- Decided
- 14 September 2016
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal against Judgement, sentence and convictionCoramJohn M. Mativo
Holding
The appeal is dismissed. The conviction and sentence are upheld.
Facts
The appellant was charged with corruption and received a conviction and sentence in 2009. The prosecution appealed the decision.
Issues
- whether the proceedings in the lower court are fatally defective for failure to comply with the provisions of section 200 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code
- interpretation of Section 35 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act
- whether the prosecution proved its case against the appellant to the required standard
Reasoning
The court found that the failure to comply with section 200(3) was not fatal to the proceedings. The prosecution proved its case against the appellant. The sentence is within the limits of the law.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Authorities cited
Legislation (3)
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act
- Uganda vs Odech Ensio
Cases cited (2)
- P H N v R
- R vs Rabie
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