Mungania & 2 others v Republic & 2 others (Criminal Appeal 21 of 2020 & E003 & E068 of 2021 (Consolidated)) [2022] KEHC 167 (KLR) (4 March 2022) (Judgment)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 167
- Citation
- [2022] KEHC 167 (KLR)
- Decided
- 4 March 2022
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeals against conviction and sentence in Criminal case number 118 of 2017CoramJM MATIVO, Miler, Oginjo, See Mahoney, Sheller
Holding
The ingredients of the offence of robbery with violence were proved, and the convictions and sentences are upheld.
Facts
The appellants were charged with robbery with violence and convicted in Voi CMCCR Case No. 118 of 2017. They were sentenced to 13 years imprisonment each.
Issues
- Whether the ingredients of the offence of robbery with violence were proved.
- The reliability of eyewitness identification in the case.
Reasoning
The court found the ingredients of robbery with violence were met by the evidence of the assailants being armed and violent towards the victims. The reliability of the eyewitness identification was not challenged.
Outcome
The appeals are dismissed.
Authorities cited
Legislation (3)
- Cap 63, Laws of Kenya
- Cap 75, Laws of Kenya
- Cap 80, Laws of Kenya
Cases cited (4)
- Johana Ndungu v Republic
- Olouch vs Republic {1985} KLR 549
- S v Henderson 27 A 3d 872 (NJ 2011)
- Lirieka Meintjes van der Walt, Judicial understanding of the reliability of eyewitness evidence: A tale of two cases, Fort Hare University, South Africa.
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