Kioko Musyoka v Republic [2016] KEHC 6316 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 6316
- Citation
- [2016] KEHC 6316 (KLR)
- Decided
- 10 February 2016
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureApplicant seeks bail pending appealCoramP. NYAMWEYA
Holding
The court declines to grant the prayer for bond pending appeal as the circumstances do not warrant it.
Facts
Applicant was convicted of four counts of causing death by dangerous driving and one count of carrying excess passengers. He was sentenced to 4 years in jail, to be served concurrently with a fine of Kshs 10,000 and 3 months in jail in default.
Issues
- Whether the appeal has overwhelming chances of success
- Whether there are exceptional or unusual circumstances to warrant the court's exercise of discretion
- Whether there is a high probability of the sentence being served before the appeal is heard
Reasoning
The court notes that the appeal does not have overwhelming chances of success, there are no exceptional circumstances, and the sentence is unlikely to be served before the appeal is heard.
Outcome
The court declines to grant bail pending appeal.
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Traffic Act
Cases cited (7)
- Ademba vs Republic (1983) KLR 442
- Somo vs R (1972) E.A 476
- Mutua vs R (1988) KLR 497
- Raghbir Singh Lamba vs R (1958) E.A 337
- Somo vs R (supra)
- Mutua vs R (supra)
- Chimabhai vs R (1971) E.A 343
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