“"reference"” — court decisions

Judgment[2023] KEHC 2670719 December 2023

Mwangi v Republic

Judgment[1983] KECA 6012 July 1983

George Karanja Mwangi & 2 others v Republic

Court of Appeal at NairobiJUDGE APPEALCase number Criminal Appeal 132 of 1983

Division and case type: CriminalCriminal Appeal

…The basis for its admission, so far as we can discover, is the reference by the third appellant in his disputed inquiry statement, Exhibit 49, that he used a spade, which he had brought with him from home for the purpose…

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Judgment[1989] KEHC 7310 August 1989

Kinyanjui & 2 others v Republic

High Court at NairobiCriminal Case No 227 of 1984

Division and case type: CriminalCriminal Appeal

…And so we will now turn to the evidence against the particular accused as counsel have done before us: we shall use as a reference the very helpful and full written submissions of learned State Counsel but we shall start…

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Judgment[1984] KECA 428 June 1984

Choge & 3 others v Republic

Court of Appeal at NairobiJudge Assessors,Judge Assessors Mr,Judge did direct Assessors,judge find Musamali,judge rely Dr,judge could rely upon Dr,JUDGE APPEAL,Etyang,Kapila,Kibuthu,Witte,Musyoka Annan,Kariuki,Kibithu,Gathua Dr,Patel Dr Gathua,Njenga,Okoko,Muliro,Elgon Studio,Patel Dr,Musyoka,Kapila compared Baraza,Patel found Peter,Okoko Inspector Munyole,Etyang invited Court,Tuwei,Kapila made regarding Okumu,Otieno,Etyang stated Musamali,Kantilal Patel Dr,Gathua examined Musamali,Patel,MusyokaAnnanCase number Criminal Appeal 69 of 1984

Division and case type: CriminalCriminal Appeal

…Kapila took us through the statement of May 16, 1982, with particular reference to the passage we quoted earlier in this judgment, in an attempt to show that the second appellant was not confessing to the offence of murder…

…Okethi Okale v Republic [1965] EA 555, which was cited also in relation to other grounds of appeal, expresses the court’s view in similar terms (at page 559 with a reference to the fact that the deceased was not at the time…

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