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…Miss Njeru attacked the judgement on a broader argument on the grounds which I can summarise thus, that the prosecution did not prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, that she imported unproven matters into the judgement…

…He said the Burden on the prosecution was not shifted and he supported the reliance on circumstantial evidence by the Magistrate. He Claimed that Receipts were original under S. 65 (4) of the evidence Act.…

…The facts of the prosecution case as stated in the Charge Sheet are as follows: “On 27 th May, 2002 at Modern Farm Lane in Nakuru District within Rift Valley Province, the appellant unlawfully assaulted Nancy Nyambura Nduati…

…In these circumstances the prosecution failed to establish that it was the appellant who broke into the complainant’s house and that he was in fact found in possession of the complainant’s stolen property.…

…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.…

…It was undoubtedly proved to the court by the prosecution that on the night of 6th May 1991 a gang of men forced their way into the house of the complainants.…

…It was also in the evidence of the prosecution that the Policemen searched the house immediately after the appellant had escaped from them.…

…Where, however, the prosecution desires to include the other limbs of the offence of handling, the following further count should be added.”…

…Perhaps the learned magistrate thought better of relying on an alternative verdict different from the alternative chosen by the prosecution.…

…The application was not opposed by the prosecution.…

…APPELLANT VERSUS REPUBLIC……………RESPONDENT (Appeal from a conviction and sentence of the High Court of Kenya at Nakuru (Lady Justice R Nambuye) dated 26th November, 1992 in HC CR A No 387 of 1992) JUDGMENT The entire case for the prosecution…

…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.…

…There was nothing wrong in the appellant having in his possession Kshs 18,000 and he did not have to explain how he came to be in possession of that sum of money, especially as the prosecution had not established that the…

…The prosecution never established the circumstances from which the conclusion of guilt could be drawn and in the absence of establishing such facts there could not be a hypothesis of guilt of the appellant.…

…That is simply not good enough to establish an essential of the offence, and may, indeed, provide the reason why the prosecution elected to proceed on a charge of rape.…

…Briefly, the prosecution case was that on the 15th day of September, 1993 at about 6 pm Sgt Malat Ayot (PW1) and PC Roiman Sadara (PW2) both of the Anti-Nacortic Unit of the CID based at Malindi acting on a tip-off, laid…

…There was accordingly consistent evidence by the prosecution witnesses that the appellant took the radio cassette to the house of PW.2 and also that it was the appellant who took the two leopard skins to the kitchen in which…

…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 case for the prosecution was, in outline, as follows. The complainant, the appellant, his co-accused and other patrons were at Heshima Bar taking beer at the back room.…

…The appellant however has taken the prosecution witnesses to task. He has pointed out carefully some discrepancies in their evidence.…

…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…