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…Replying to grounds 2 and 3 Miss Ngugi did not dispute that the conviction was based on circumstantial evidence.…

…For a reason which will emerge later we do not propose to enter upon a detailed discussion of the evidence.…

…If the defendant calls no evidence then he has not discharged the onus on him of proving the contributory negligence pleaded by him. In the absence of such evidence the court cannot decide relative blameworthiness.…

…He had before him evidence to show that the appellant was guilty of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving.…

…The appellant’s Memorandum of Appeal does not limit itself to those two grounds, namely that the conviction is against the weight of the evidence or that the sentence is excessive.…

…advocate, Mr Owuor, submitted one witness was an accomplice for which that Court of Appeal could find no evidence to support that submission.…

…Secondly, it is desirable that the court admits only evidence which is admissible in law, and what is admissible in a substantive offence and in a conspiracy may cause confusion.…

…The reason is that it renders admissible evidence of what one prisoner says in the absence of the others, because if they are all conspirators what one of them says in furtherance of the conspiracy could be admissible evidence…

…Contradiction in the evidence of the 2nd respondent, which Simpson, CJ, had also noted, were on a very material issue.…

…With no evidence relating to her interest on record there was no foundation to form a basis for any appeal by her.…

…There were some differences in the signatures on the petty cash vouchers allegedly signed by the appellant and the learned judge, in our view, quite properly accepted the evidence of Isidora M.J.…

…Romsalves who was at the time of giving evidence no more in the employment of K.G.G.C.U. She had no axe to grind and her evidence was credit-worthy.…

…The learned state counsel Miss Ndirangu concedes that the appeal should not have been summarily rejected and she further drew our attention to there being no evidence of an expert witness in relation to the count on forgery…

…Section 352(2) aforesaid provides: "(2) where an appeal is brought on the ground that the conviction is against the weight of the evidence, or that the sentence is excessive, and it appears to a judge that the evidence is…

…(c) Costs of this suit together with interest thereon at court rates;” However, the evidence led on behalf of the respondent at the ensuing trial, was to explain the somewhat confused claim contained in the amended plaint…

…The evidence given by the appellant at the trial followed these lines. We think that at this stage, we can again express our view on another important issue.…

…There is no evidence that such leave was sought or granted. Mr.…

…Rumba Kinuthia, for the respondent, says that he sought leave verbally before the Judge but with respect there is no evidence on record to support this claim.…

…Firstly, that the issues being raised by the appellant were neither new nor compelling evidence as the issues had been raised and addressed by the Court of Appeal during the hearing of Criminal Appeal No. 363 of 2006.…

…In support of these submissions the respondent cited Maharaj v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (supra), and urged the Court to dismiss the appeal. [25] The evidence that was before the High Court in support of the…

…Only the first respondent gave evidence in the superior court.…

…The following special damages were pleaded: Funeral Expenses Shs. 34000.00 Police abstract Shs. 100.00 Post Mortem report Shs. 100.00 Letters of Administration fees Shs. 15300.00 The first respondent stated in his evidence…

…If the plaintiffs had not pleaded special damages they would not have been allowed to call any evidence in that respect.…

…court said: "In this connection it was the duty of the appellant to put before the judge through his pleadings the claim for shs.14, 151,650/70; though the appellant had an opportunity to amend his plaint before leading evidence…

…On the contrary, we think they are fully justified by the evidence. We think therefore that there is no merit in this appeal. It ought to be and is accordingly dismissed.…

…It was contended for the company that the evidence showed that the proposed second petition would clearly be an abuse of the process of the court.…

…The timing of the advertisement was not only unfortunate but evidence of malice on the part of the petitioner, coming as it did after Mr Panesar had been away from Kenya and on the very day that he returned from Japan.…

…alternative people presented as suitable “legal representatives”, one is not an appointed executor under the will, and another has been mentally ill, and although believed to have recovered we have not been furnished with evidence…