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…For what may appear, the sequential recapitulation of evidence, the evidence of Wayua Muvengei (PW1) and Anna Kalau (PW10) needs be reviewed first.…

…Besides other evidence that he gave, I.P. Musili (PW7) gave similar evidence regarding how the accused led them to the point where he left the bicycle and its subsequent recovery at the home of Kilonzi (PW6).…

…The contradiction in the evidence of Mutunga and assistant chief is more than obvious.…

…The evidence of Mutunga that he took the roll of bhang tied in a cigarette packet to the assistant chief cannot be believed if the evidence of the assistant chief is accepted.…

…In this case the categorical evidence of recognition of the appellants both of whom heard her evidence and had opportunity to refute those statements.…

…The complaints in grounds 2 and 4 of the appeal are that the alibi evidence of both appellants were summarily dismissed without due consideration and that the judgment was against the weight of the evidence.…

…The evidence of PW 2 is not as specifically supported by other evidence as that of PW 1 and I warn myself of the danger of accepting his evidence.…

…In this case I am satisfied that the evidence of PW 2 is acceptable considered in relation to the evidence of PW 1, PW 6, PW 7 and the doctor, and may be acted upon.…

…From the evidence of the complainant Patel (PW1) the appellant did not stop at the T-junction as he joined Kilunhga street. It would appear that the appellant was coming from the left-hand side junction.…

…The appellant in his evidence testified that he was on his correct side of the road when the complainant came driving on his wrong side of the road and hit him.We have now examined the evidence on record and it is clear that…

…The learned magistrate considered all the evidence and accepted the evidence of the police officers with regard to finding of rounds of ammunitions in the coat at the house of the appellant.…

…It was not necessary to call the suspects for robbery who pointed out the house of the appellant unless the circumstances so required such evidence.…

…There is no evidence by the complainant to prove that the same belonged to him.…

…in order for it to be proved and failure to bring medical evidence is not fatal to the case and the sentence was well merited.…

…The grounds of appeal are mainly that the evidence upon which he was convicted was insufficient and that his confession was retracted and uncorroborated.…

…Mr Nyaga for the state did not support the conviction and on by own assessment of the evidence I am in agreement with both counsels that the conviction was unsafe.…

…The trial magistrate accepted the evidence of the record kept by the technician as well as evidence of the butchers but the appellant had not been issuing receipts any of them.…

…I have carefully gone through all the evidence adduced before the trial court.…

…I have considered the grounds of appeal filed by both appellants and the record of the evidence.…

…The complainant did not identify the 1st appellant and the only evidence of the identification of the 1st appellant was that of PW 2 who was an accomplice and also a minor so that his evidence needed corroboration in law…

…The petition contained points like the Learned Trial Magistrate did not record all the evidence tendered (this did not come out clearly in Mr.…

…The evidence shows that only P.W.2 saw him cutting down the crops. The others P.W.3 and 4 did not.…

…The learned Resident Magistrate, Mrs Opondo, wrote a detailed judgment in which she took into account the prosecution evidence as well as the defence of the appellant.…

…In the case subject to this appeal, there is no doubt the learned Resident Magistrate relied mainly on the evidence of the complainant to convict the appellant on both counts.…

…I have considered the evidence on the record and I am satisfied that the appellant was properly convicted.…

…On this evidence the participation in the offence by the appellant is in my view established and I find the conviction proper and it is unheld.…

…appeal namely; That the learned Resident Magistrate erred in law in convicting the appellant when the plea was not unequivocal, the learned Resident Magistrate erred in law in convicting the appellant when there was no evidence…

…Having heard submissions of both parties and having assessed the evidence on the record I find that appellant replied; “it is true” when the charge was read to him.…

…That the learned trial magistrate observed that there was a conflicting evidence which created doubt in the prosecutions case and that doubt should have been resolved in favour of the appellant.…

…I have re-evaluated the evidence adduced before the lower court on my own and I find that there is no dispute that the appellant’s vehicle was going ahead of that of the complainant in the lower court, that the distance between…

…The order of compensation of Ksh 5,000 is also quashed as there is no evidence that the complainant incurred any medical expenses. December 7 ,1987 TORGBOR JUDGE…

…Without proper evidence before me, I can only use the words of the Court of Appeal in Daniel Nyanza & Others vs Republic Cr.…

…Appeal No. 134/2005 and state as follows: “Under all those circumstances, there is no proper evidence on the complaint based on violation of the appellants’ rights under section 72(3) (b) of the Constitution.…

…points on appeal to the effect that the lower court assumed that the complainant M/s Phoenix Publishers Company Limited held copyrights over the books in issue when in fact holding such rights was not proved by tendering evidence…

…before the court; that the substance and efficacy of the evidence the prosecution case was not fully brought out, and here stress was laid on the facts that those who printed the books did so on sight of valid print and…