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Clement Maina Njuguna v Republic [2017] KEHC 831 (KLR)

[2017] KEHC 831 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
831
Citation
[2017] KEHC 831 (KLR)
Decided
15 December 2017
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppellant seeks to be admitted to bail pending appealCoramR.P.V. Wendoh
Holding

The application for bail pending appeal is dismissed as there is no overwhelming chance of appeal being successful.

Facts

Appellant Clement Maina Njuguna was convicted of breaking into a building and committing a felony, and sentenced to 4 years imprisonment.

Issues

  1. Whether the appeal has high chances of success
  2. Whether the applicant is sickly and in need of bail pending appeal

Reasoning

The court found that the appeal does not have a high chance of success and that the applicant's illness is not an exceptional circumstance warranting bail.

Outcome

The application for bail pending appeal is dismissed.

Orders

  • The application dated 8/11/2017 is hereby dismissed.

Authorities cited

Cases cited (4)
  • Mundia v Republic (1986) KLR
  • Jivraj Shah v Republic (1986) KLR 605
  • Somo v Republic (1972) EA 476
  • Dominic Karanja v Republic (1986) KLR 612
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