Republic v John Mugendi Nyaga [2021] KEHC 1830 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 1830
- Citation
- [2021] KEHC 1830 (KLR)
- Decided
- 17 November 2021
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TypeCriminalPostureAppeal from a conviction for murderCoramL. NJUGUNA
Holding
The court finds that the prosecution has established a prima facie case against the accused and orders that the accused be placed on his defence.
Facts
The accused, John Mugendi Nyaga, was charged with murder of Francis Muriithi Nyaga on January 14, 2019, at Kiandari village, Embu North Sub County, Embu County.
Issues
- Whether the prosecution has established a prima facie case against the accused
Reasoning
The court considered the evidence and found it sufficient to warrant the accused being placed on his defence.
Outcome
The accused was ordered to be placed on his defence.
Orders
- The accused person was ordered to be placed on his defence.
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Section 211 of the Criminal Procedure Code
Cases cited (2)
- Ramanlal Trambaklal Bhatt –vs- R [1957] E.A 332
- Festo Wandera Mukando v Republic [1980] KLR103
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