[2013] KEHC 4495 (KLR)
The court found that the appellant, having been sentenced to seven years imprisonment and having taken no further steps in prosecuting his appeal since filing the petition and grounds of appeal, is deemed to have lost interest in the appeal. The court inferred that the appellant had likely completed his sentence by...
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- Citation
- [2013] KEHC 4495 (KLR)
- Parties
- Appellant: John Maigara; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Meru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Appeal 79 of 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal considered abandoned and file closed.
- Legal Topics
- Abandonment of Appeal, Completion of Sentence
- Source Language
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Parties
John Maigara
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant has abandoned his appeal by failing to take further steps.
- 2 Whether the appeal should be dismissed and the file closed due to lack of interest.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the appellant, having been sentenced to seven years imprisonment and having taken no further steps in prosecuting his appeal since filing the petition and grounds of appeal, is deemed to have lost interest in the appeal. The court inferred that the appellant had likely completed his sentence by the time of this ruling. Consequently, the appeal was considered abandoned and the file was ordered closed.
Court Disposition
Appeal considered abandoned and file closed.
Orders
- This appeal is considered abandoned and file closed.
Full Case Text
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
High Court at Meru
Criminal Appeal 79 of 2005 [if !mso]> <style> v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]
JOHN MAIGARA…………………………………………..........…. APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC…………………………………………………………RESPONDENT
R U L I N G
The Appellant was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment In Senior Resident Magistrate’s court Meru on 8th June, 2005.
He filed a petition and grounds of Appeal. No further step was taken in the appeal. Appellant must have completed sentence by now. The Appellant is considered to have lost interest in his appeal. This appeal is considered abandoned and file closed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED THIS 26th DAY OF MARCH, 2013
LESIIT, J.
JUDGE.
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