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…There is therefore absolutely no evidence or prima facie evidence linking the 2nd accused to the death of the deceased. In the circumstances he cannot be called upon to defend himself.…

…All the police officers who testified in this trial did not confirm the evidence that they were given the description of the attackers.…

…The 2nd defendant’s evidence as to the most likely point of impact is supported by the evidence of his employer (DW 1) who had happened to pass on that road after the accident and was at the scene while the police were still…

…And I see no reason why I should not accept the evidence of the 2nd defendant. I would also observe that the police were at the scene. They could haveprovided valuable evidence at least as to the point of impact.…

…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.…

…Their appeals to the High Court were dismissed and they filed second appeals in the Court of Appeal arguing that their retracted confessions should not have been admitted in evidence, that the evidence against them was uncorroborated…

…Corroboration is no more than something tending to confirm other evidence. 2.…

…We now turn to a consideration of the particular evidence in the case of each appellant, bearing in mind as we do so the whole of the evidence.…

…It is said in the evidence of these witnesses that it was the home of the 2nd accused, but, apart from a report of what the 1st accused said, there is no other evidence upon which to base that allegation, and that evidence…

…In his evidence in Cross examination, Mr.…

…The trial Judge preferred the evidence of those who saw the testator to the evidence of Dr. Ahluwalia. The Court of Appeal agreed saying that the evidence of those who saw the testator was the best available evidence.…

…the evidence of the prosecution itself showed that the statements could not possibly be true.…

…, but the fact, in itself, does not automatically result in the exclusion of the statement from the evidence”.…

…He denied the offence and said the evidence of PW1 was false. During cross-examination, he denied shouting that the deceased was a thief and repeated that the evidence of PW1 was false.…

…The prosecution case was dependent on the evidence of PW1.…

…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.…

…Hezekiah Okanja, the plaintiff’s father gave evidence, and Pamela Onyango, whom I have already mentioned, was recalled to give further evidence.…

…Athanasio Otondi Duolo gave evidence which fully corroborated the evidence given by the plaintiff and Zephaniah Odera Okanja.…

…As regards the evidence in support of the prosecution case the court below relied on the identification of the appellant by both PW 1 and PW 2.…

…The learned trial magistrate considered all the evidence before him and including the appellant’s defence and was satisfied on the basis of that evidence that it was the appellant who snatched the complainant’s property.…

…As regards the evidence in support of the prosecution case the court below relied on the identification of the appellant by both PW 1 and PW 2.…

…The learned trial magistrate considered all the evidence before him and including the appellant’s defence and was satisfied on the basis of that evidence that it was the appellant who snatched the complainant’s property.…

…As regards the evidence in support of the prosecution case the court below relied on the identification of the appellant by both PW 1 and PW 2.…

…The learned trial magistrate considered all the evidence before him and including the appellant’s defence and was satisfied on the basis of that evidence that it was the appellant who snatched the complainant’s property.…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…I recorded evidence from four witnesses, on behalf of the plaintiff.…

…This evidence has not been challenged in anyway.…