Clement Maina Njuguna v Republic [2017] KEHC 831 (KLR)
- 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
- Whether the appeal has high chances of success
- 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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