judy.legal
Login Register

Kinuthia v. Republic

(1985) JELR 105038 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  Criminal Appeal No 160 of 1984  •  12 Mar 1985  •  Kenya

Coram
James Onyiego Nyarangi, Alan Robin Winston Hancox, Chunilal Bhagwandas Madan

Judgement

Court of Appeal, at Nakuru M a r c h

12, 1985

Madan, Hancox, and Nyarangi JJA

Criminal Appeal No 160 of 1984

(Appeal from an order of the High Court of Kenya at Nakuru, Masime J)

Criminal law - recent possession of stolen property – contrary to section 322(2) of the Penal Code – appeals – summary rejection – second appeal – no points of law raised in.

The appellant, a former employee of the complainant, was convicted of being in possession of stolen property contrary to section 322(2) f the Penal Code his first appeal to the High Court was rejected. Held:

1. The summary rejection was perfectly proper.

2. The appellant did not raise any points of law in his original and supplementary record of appeals to persuade the court to interfere with the conviction.

Appeal dismissed. March 12, 1985, Madan, Hancox, and Nyarangi JJA delivered the following Judgment.

The appellant a former employee of the complainant was in possession of the complainant’s spraying pump by December 6, 1983. The complainant lo…

There's more. Sign in to continue reading

judy.legal is the comprehensive database of case law and legislation from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Gain seamless access to over 20,000 cases, recent judgments, statutes, and rules of court.


Get started   Login