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…He submitted that the summing up by the Judge Advocate was one sided and concentrated mainly on the prosecution's case.…

…At the close of the prosecution case the appellant’s advocate told the court that the defence would be an alibi. The appellant made an unsworn statement in court.…

…In the instant appeal the appellant contends through his advocate, Mr Gakuhi, that his plea of guilty was equivocal and therefore a conviction was improperly had.…

…Magolo advocate has preferred 5 grounds of appeal which he argued on two main grounds.First he said sentence was excessive.…

…If at the close of the evidence in support of the charge and after hearing such summing up, submission or argument as the prosecutor, the accused person or his advocate may wish to put forward, it appears to the court that…

…The fact that the statement was recorded in English while the conversation was in Kikuyu language, was a further ground for its rejection contended the advocate.…

…The advocate’s plea for a reduction of conviction for the lesser offence of manslaughter is also futile because of a complete absence of provocation.…

…It is of interest to note that the appellant's advocate Mr Ondaba in summing up the case, did not mention the baraza aspect of the defence.…

…We have considered the argument and the principle referred to by counsel and we agree that an accused person has a right of representation by an advocate of his choice when proceedings began on June 27, 1983.…

…Following the dismissal of his appeal by the High Court at Nyeri from his conviction of demanding property with menances contrary to section 302 of the Penal Code by the Resident Magistrate, Nyahururu, the appellant through his advocate…

…Following the dismissal of his appeal by the High Court at Nyeri from his conviction of demanding property with menances contrary to section 302 of the Penal Code by the Resident Magistrate, Nyahururu, the appellant through his advocate…

…It is of interest to note that the appellant's advocate Mr Ondaba in summing up the case, did not mention the baraza aspect of the defence.…

…Ratemo Oira Advocate while the State was represented by Mr. Monda, Principal State Counsel. Mr Oira relied on the six grounds set out in the memorandum of appeal filed on 11th March, 2011 as follows: 1.…

…Before the sentence was passed the appellant’s advocate told the court there was no motion of the judgment.…

…This notwithstanding, from the first date of the appellant’s appearance in the superior court on 14th October, 2003, he was represented by an advocate called Mose who raised no issue of constitutional breaches which he must…

…Of course I am satisfied that the objection being raised now in this appeal could not have been raised at an earlier stage in the proceedings becausethe appellants, laymen in law, were not represented by an advocate before…