Mdamu v Republic (Criminal Appeal E005 of 2021) [2022] KEHC 12973 (KLR) (21 September 2022) (Judgment)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 12973
- Citation
- [2022] KEHC 12973 (KLR)
- Decided
- 21 September 2022
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from conviction and sentenceCoramDowling, Ibid.
Holding
The conviction is quashed and the sentence is set aside
Facts
On December 7, 2017, the appellant, Ramadhan Mdamu, robbed Mary Wanja Kamau of items valued at Kshs 32,000/= and used actual violence on her.
Issues
- Whether the identification evidence was free from error
- Whether the evidence was sufficiently corroborated
Reasoning
The court found the identification evidence was not free from error and was not sufficiently corroborated, leading to very weak evidence.
Outcome
Appeal successful
Orders
- Conviction quashed
- Sentence set aside
- Appellant released from prison
Authorities cited
Cases cited (2)
- R. v. Shekele and another 1953 (1) (SA) 636 (T)
- Ganpat vs. State of Haryana {2010} 12 SCC 59
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