Daniel Kyalo Lua v Republic [2016] KEHC 7199 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 7199
- Citation
- [2016] KEHC 7199 (KLR)
- Decided
- 7 January 2016
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentence for attempted rapeCoramAsike-Makhandia
Holding
The appeal is dismissed. The conviction and sentence for attempted rape are upheld.
Facts
On October 9, 2012, the Appellant attempted to cause his penis to penetrate the virgin of C.N. without her consent in Mukaa District, Makueni County.
Issues
- Defectiveness of the charge sheet
- Inadmissibility of the prosecution witnesses' evidence
- Lack of corroboration by eye witnesses
- Insufficiency of police investigations
Reasoning
The court found that the charge sheet was not defective, the prosecution witnesses' evidence was admissible, the evidence was corroborated, and there were meaningful police investigations.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Authorities cited
Cases cited (2)
- Sawe vs R (2003) KLR 364
- Yongo vs R (1983) KLR
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