[2018] KEHC 2176 (KLR)
The court found that since the appellant had abandoned the appeal on 17/8/2016, there was no longer any live issue before the court. Consequently, the file was marked as closed for archiving purposes, effectively bringing the matter to an end.
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- Citation
- [2018] KEHC 2176 (KLR)
- Parties
- Appellant: Richard Achieng Odero; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Appeal 22 of 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal marked as closed following abandonment.
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Criminal Appeal Abandonment
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Richard Achieng Odero
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appeal should be marked as closed following its abandonment.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that since the appellant had abandoned the appeal on 17/8/2016, there was no longer any live issue before the court. Consequently, the file was marked as closed for archiving purposes, effectively bringing the matter to an end.
Court Disposition
Appeal marked as closed following abandonment.
Orders
- The file is marked as closed for archiving purposes.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
13 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT SIAYA
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 22 OF 2015
(CORAM: R. E. ABURILI - J.)
RICHARD ACHIENG ODERO..............APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC............................................RESPONDENT
RULING
1. As the Appeal was abandoned on 17/8/2016, the file herein is marked as closed for archiving purposes.
2. Orders accordingly.
Dated, Signed and Delivered at SIAYA this 19th Day of November 2018.
R.E. ABURILI
JUDGE