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Kimotho Kiarie v. Republic

(1984) JELR 105040 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  Criminal Appeal 93 of 1983  •  15 Nov 1984  •  Kenya

Coram
Zakayo Richard Chesoni, James Onyiego Nyarangi, Alister Arthur Kneller

Judgement

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL

AT NAIROBI

( Coram:Kneller JA, Chesoni and Nyarangi Ag JJA )

CRIMINAL APPEAL 93 OF 1983

BETWEEN

KIMOTHO KIARIE............................................................APPELLANT

AND

REPUBLIC..................................................................RESPONDENT

(Appeal from the High Court at Nairobi, Cockar J)

JUDGMENT

The appellant, Kimotho Kiarie, was charged before the Senior Resident Magistrate Nairobi with robbery with violence contrary to section 296(1) of the Penal Code (cap 63). He pleaded not guilty and was later tried, convicted and, on March 18, 1982, sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment plus 3 strokes corporal punishment and ordered thereafter to be subjected to police supervision for 5 years. His appeal to the High Court (Cockar J) against conviction and sentence was dismissed. He appeals to this court against conviction on the grounds that :

1. The learned judge erred in law in not considering sufficiently the first ground of appeal before him.

2. Further…

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