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Bernard Gitonga Kaililia & another v Republic [2018] KEHC 6284 (KLR)

[2018] KEHC 6284 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
6284
Citation
[2018] KEHC 6284 (KLR)
Decided
30 May 2018
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from original conviction and sentenceCoramD.S. MAJANJA
Holding

The conviction is unsafe and the appellants are set free

Facts

The appellants were charged with robbery with violence and convicted. The complainant identified the appellants on the night of the robbery.

Issues

  1. Identification of the appellants by the complainant

Reasoning

The court found the identification to be unsafe due to the lack of other witnesses and the timing of the first report.

Outcome

Set free

Orders

  • Quash the conviction and sentence

Remedies

  • Set free

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Penal Code (Chapter 63 of the Laws of Kenya)
Cases cited (1)
  • Abdalla Wendo v R [1953] 20 EACA 166
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