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…Reference was made to the three dates ie September 25, 26, and 27, 1976 whose evidence the judge bore in mind and which was not challenged by the plaintiff in his evidence.…

…The judge referred to the defendant’s evidence that the plaintiff stole from the defendant on September 18, 1976 and held that the evidence was not strictly admissible and added, “the court, therefore, disregards all evidence…

…If those pieces of evidence were taken away, Mr Prinja said, the rest of the evidence did not take the case any further.…

…In response to this evidence, the appellant made an unsworn statement.…

…There is no other evidence, direct or circumstancial, to corroborate the evidence of the complainant.…

…evidence can be safely accepted as true and free from the possibility of error.…

…He said besides lack of evidence that it is the appellant who laced the tea in the thermos flask with poison, there was no evidence to corroborate that of the two minors.…

…read the record of appeal and re-evaluated the evidence on record.…

…There was no other evidence of any other kind whatever against the appellant.…

…The first ground of appeal that there was not sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction is a matter of law, though whether the evidence is sufficient (when there is some evidence) is a matter of fact: See R v T Mohamed…

…Evidence is not to be pleaded.…

…The previous driver who had the car since morning is unknown and as such did not give evidence. The evidence of the plaintiff has been corroborated by the two defence witness.…

…Grounds 1 and 5 of the appeal have expressed the appellant’s disbelief over the acceptance of the sole evidence of the complainant about the incident as against the appellant’s evidence (unsworn statement ) and his action…

…The evidence of the sole prosecution witnesses to the incident, that is the evidence of the complainant, was fully corroborated by that of the other four Tanzanians who had contributed to the sum that was brought by the complainant…

…The issue of law of this second appeal is whether there was evidence to prove the several charges. 2.…

…The point was made that there is evidence of false documentation. 8. Evidence was given by Kimani (PW1) that on 21st December, 1987 he allowed vehicle registration mark KWR 463 to enter the silos at Nakuru.…

…That is the evidence relating to the offence of demanding with menaces.…

…If the prosecution evidence is accepted then after the arrival of Wanjuki the events that happened constituted corruption.…

…That is the evidence relating to the offence of demanding with menaces.…

…If the prosecution evidence is accepted then after the arrival of Wanjuki the events that happened constituted corruption.…

…In his view, there was not enough evidence to show that the appellant was one of the robbers.…

…The Senior Resident Magistrate dealt with the evidence of Jamlick and Caroline as well as the defence as follows: “I have considered the defence evidence and any relevant material particulars.…

…He made no further mention of any alibi in his evidence. Halima was called to testify for the prosecution. She was declared a hostile witness.…

…John Maina however did not say in his evidence that the appellant spoke these words “toka inje”- when the robbery was committed.…

…The evidence of the search and finding of the drugs was given by three Administration Policemen (APC Edward Kiengo (P.W.1), APC Peter Kahome (P.W.2) and APC Kilei Mbogo (P.W.4).…

…There is no evidence sufficient to raise any presumption of possession against the appellants.” This is a judgment of this Court and we are bound as usual to accord it utmost respect.…

…As a first appellate Court we are entitled to re-evaluate the evidence given in the High Court.…

…The evidence is that as he was alighting from the tractor in a hurry he slopped and fell. I do not see any difference in substance therein.…

…His salary was not even given in evidence. In these circumstances, the learned judge made several crucial findings which are the subject of this appeal.…

…to the evidence, than judging the matter by the record itself.…

…The elders considered the evidence on behalf of the plaintiffs, that the land was registered in the appellant’s name, although it belonged to his father, and that none of the parties was said to have bought the land.…

…The record shows that the elders heard and considered the defendant’s (appellant’s) evidence that he had purchased the land.…

…We come to the issue whether there was evidence to support the handling charge, having in mind that there is a divergence of views upon the evidence held by the lower courts.…

…But it is noticeable that the alleged discrepancies in her evidence are minuscule, and understandable.…

…The point of law raised in this appeal is whether under section 131(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code proof to the satisfaction of a court by which a recognizance has been taken requires evidence on oath as in section 130…

…A statement made by an agent to a party to a proceeding in terms of section 18(1) of the Evidence Act (cap 80) would be an admission, to the satisfaction of a court.…

…No doubt, this pleading aimed at reliance on section 47A of the Evidence Act (cap 80); but the theft by Moses Aila is not denied as such by the second respondent.…

…The parties then agreed on a statement of facts, and having called no evidence, put forward their arguments.…