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…With regard to absence of evidence of service of the order it is not disputed that no evidence to that effect is annexed to the affidavits in support of the motion.…

…There is no evidence at all of the person who served Mr Malakwen on 3rd November, 1993.…

…Eight witnesses altogether gave evidence at the trial that they recognised the second appellant.…

…He cited the case of Cleophas Otieno Wamunga v Republic (Criminal Appeal No 20 of 1989)where this Court said: “ It is trite law that where the only evidence against a defendant is evidence of identification or recognition…

…The paucity of evidence on the mental element was, made up by what is clearly hearsay evidence.…

…Accordingly, the evidence narrated to the court about what the informant told the police was inadmissible as hearsay evidence and ought to have been rejected by the trial court. That evidence was not excluded.…

…In this respect I would refer to ss.13 and 51 of the Evidence Act which read: 13.…

…For nearly eighteen (18) years hence, there is no evidence of any conjugal relationship between the deceased and the rst appellant. Indeed, since 1972 there was no evidence of such relationship.…

…When the learned judge reached the evidence of Mr. Njugi he said: “I must confess the evidence of Mr.…

…It was evidence which corroborated Mary Njoki’s evidence, in particular it established her connection with the deceased.…

…The main ground in this appeal is on the confession statement which was retracted and repudiated and the corroborative evidence to make it admissible in evidence.…

…The link in the evidence leading to the blood-stain is missing and to rely on the bloodstain as corroborative evidence which evidence was not shown to have proved the guilt of the appellant would be unsafe.…

…As such they could not betaken as evidence against the other, even to the limited extent permitted by section 32 of the Evidence Act (cap 80).…

…30 of the Indian Evidence Act (now section 32 of cap 80).…

…The appellant’s contention in this appeal is on the grounds that the two courts below erred in law in not treating Mr Barlow’s evidence as that of an accomplice; the evidence of Samson Onyango (PW 2) was not impartial as…

…of PW 1 has been strongly corroborated by the evidence of PW 3, PW 5 and PW 7”.…

…The learned Judge erred and misapprehended the evidence of PW 1 Abigail Ondari whose evidence he accepted without testing the same with the totality of the evidence of other witnesses. 7.…

…of Abigail’s evidence, the Judge may reasonably have doubted the veracity of the evidence of Abigail.…

…The Evidence Act (section 124, cap 80).…

…of a child of tender years and had also overlooked significant items of evidence bearing on the reliability of her evidence the conviction could not stand.…

…The Evidence Act (section 124, cap 80).…

…of a child of tender years and had also overlooked significant items of evidence bearing on the reliability of her evidence the conviction could not stand.…

…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.…

…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.…

…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…

…The appellant raised seven grounds of appeal; that the last appellate court judges erred in law by failing to analyse and re-evaluate the entire evidence and find that there was no evidence to convict; by passing a conviction…

…That receipt allegedly given to the complainant when he bought the phone was never mentioned by the complainant in his evidence.…

…In contrast to the lapse of PW7’s evidence on identification listen to PW6’s evidence on the same point:- “I saw the young man shoot at the doctor. I saw the pistol the assailant had. The doctor ran inside a bureau.…

…In this regard, the investigating officer’s evidence concerning the recovered items was sufficiently corroborated by the evidence of Sgt. Rashid Ibrahim Ali PW9 and Pc. Edwin Kimaio PW10.…

…If it thought there was no corroboration, it should have said so, and give reasons why it was safe to rely on the evidence without corroboration. It was not possible to stray into the realm of circumstantial evidence.…

…Circumstantial or not, was the surrounding evidence corroborative? If not, was the evidence strong enough to support the conviction if the magistrate relied on evidence which was not corroborative?…

…(3) What was the value of the respondent’s baggage and its contents on the recorded evidence? (4) Was there any basis for the trial courts’ award of general damages?…

…The learned trial judge carefully analysed and evaluated the evidence adduced before him by both parties, and made findings on it as required by law.…

…The evidence shows that at some time after the death of her son, the appellant decided that it was no longer desirable for the respondent to retain her right to stay on the land.…

…Nor was any evidence adduced to show that by reason of Gatui’s death his wife and children had lost their right to occupation over the parcel of land No Kiambu/Kanunga/661.…