[2013] KEHC 4542 (KLR)
The court found that the appellant, having failed to take any further steps after filing the petition and grounds of appeal, and having likely completed serving the sentence, is deemed to have lost interest in the appeal. Consequently, the appeal is considered abandoned and the file is ordered closed.
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- Citation
- [2013] KEHC 4542 (KLR)
- Parties
- Appellant: Lucy Nkriote; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Meru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Appeal 153 of 2002
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal considered abandoned and file closed.
- Legal Topics
- Abandonment of Appeal, Sentence Completion, Appeal Procedure
- Source Language
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Parties
Lucy Nkriote
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant has abandoned the appeal by failing to take further steps.
- 2 Whether the appeal should be dismissed and the file closed due to lack of prosecution.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the appellant, having failed to take any further steps after filing the petition and grounds of appeal, and having likely completed serving the sentence, is deemed to have lost interest in the appeal. Consequently, the appeal is considered abandoned and the file is ordered closed.
Court Disposition
Appeal considered abandoned and file closed.
Orders
- The appeal is considered abandoned.
- The file is closed.
Full Case Text
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
High Court at Meru
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LUCY NKIROTE…………………………………….….…….…… APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC…………………………………………………………RESPONDENT
R U L I N G
The Appellant was sentenced to 5 years in Senior Resident Magistrate’s court Chuka on 7th August, 2004.
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.