Daniel Kihara Wanjeri v Republic [2021] KEHC 6937 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 6937
- Citation
- [2021] KEHC 6937 (KLR)
- Decided
- 20 May 2021
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal against conviction and sentence from the Chief Magistrate's CourtCoramMARY KASANGO
Holding
Appeal against conviction is dismissed. The trial court's sentence is set aside, and the appellant is sentenced to serve 20 years imprisonment.
Facts
The appellant was convicted of defilement by Senior Resident Magistrate V. Kachuodho and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appealed against the sentence only.
Issues
- Excessive sentence
- Insufficient evidence
- Ignoring mitigation
- Circumstantial evidence
- Disregarding appellant's evidence
- Past clean record
Reasoning
The court found the sentence excessive and that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed, sentence set aside
Orders
- Appeal against conviction is dismissed.
- The trial court's sentence is set aside.
- The appellant is sentenced to serve 20 years imprisonment.
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