[2013] KEHC 4364 (KLR)
The court found that the appellant, having filed a petition and grounds of appeal but having taken no further steps, and having likely completed serving his sentence, had lost interest in the appeal. The appeal was therefore deemed abandoned and the file was ordered closed. The court exercised its discretion to...
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- Citation
- [2013] KEHC 4364 (KLR)
- Parties
- Appellant: Morris Mwiti; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Meru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Appeal 81 of 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal deemed abandoned and file closed.
- Legal Topics
- Abandonment of Appeal, Sentence Completion, Appeal Procedure
- Source Language
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Parties
Morris Mwiti
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant has prosecuted his appeal within a reasonable time.
- 2 Whether the appeal should be deemed abandoned due to inaction by the appellant.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the appellant, having filed a petition and grounds of appeal but having taken no further steps, and having likely completed serving his sentence, had lost interest in the appeal. The appeal was therefore deemed abandoned and the file was ordered closed. The court exercised its discretion to prevent abuse of process and judicial time by closing appeals where the appellant has not demonstrated interest or diligence in prosecution.
Court Disposition
Appeal deemed 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 81 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]
MORRIS MWITI…………………………………………………. APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC…………………………………………………………RESPONDENT
R U L I N G
The Appellant was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment In Chief Magistrate’s court Meru on 18th February, 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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