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…He then appealed to the High Court against both the convictions and sentences and among his grounds of appeal were some challenging his identification by the prosecution witnesses who alleged they saw him among the robbers…

…Regarding the appellant's alibi defence, he said the same was displaced by the prosecution evidence. He dismissed as unfounded Mr.…

…The prosecution is therefore relying on circumstantial evidence that if the children saw the appellant mix something in a cup, she must be the one who laced the tea with poison. That evidence, however, does not add up.…

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

…It was the option of the prosecution with which offence to charge the appellant.…

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

…It was the option of the prosecution with which offence to charge the appellant.…

…That being the case, in the present case, on the basis of Section 28(b) of the Evidence Act, the material statements ought to have been excluded in the consideration whether or not the prosecution had proved the case against…

…The second ground of appeal is that sufficient weight was not given to the appellant’s plea of guilty which had saved time of both the court and the prosecution.…

…Their petitions of appeal, filed on the July 23, 1984, each contained lengthy grounds, but in particular attacked their respective identifications by the prosecution witnesses, upon which of course, their convictions mainly…