[2000] KEHC 572 (KLR)
The court, upon perusal of the record of appeal and the grounds advanced, found no merit in the appeal and determined that it should be summarily rejected in accordance with the law. The summary rejection indicates that the appeal did not raise any arguable point of law or fact that would justify a full hearing.
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- Citation
- [2000] KEHC 572 (KLR)
- Parties
- Appellant: Joseph Ironjo Kiguru; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Appeal 84 of 1998
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Summary Rejection Order
- Outcome
- Appeal summarily rejected.
- Judges
- VV Patel
- Legal Topics
- Criminal Appeal, Summary Rejection, Conviction and Sentence
- Source Language
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Parties
Joseph Ironjo Kiguru
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Summary Rejection Order
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant's criminal appeal discloses sufficient grounds to warrant a full hearing.
Ratio Decidendi
The court, upon perusal of the record of appeal and the grounds advanced, found no merit in the appeal and determined that it should be summarily rejected in accordance with the law. The summary rejection indicates that the appeal did not raise any arguable point of law or fact that would justify a full hearing.
Court Disposition
Appeal summarily rejected.
Orders
- The appeal is summarily rejected.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI APPELLATE SIDE
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.84 OF 1998
(From Original Conviction and Sentence in Criminal Case No.89 of 1997 of the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Nairobi:
SOLOMON SAITOTI ......................................................APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC.....................................................................RESPONDENT
Coram:V.V. Patel, J
ORDER
Summarily rejected.
Dated at Nairobi this 4th day of October, 2000.
V.V. PATEL
JUDGE
WYCLIFFE KAMANDI .......................................APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC........................................................RESPONDENT
JUDGMENT
The appeal is only against the sentence.
The appellant had no previous conviction. He was in remand from March, 1997 till December, 1997 and is serving the sentence since then.
ORDER:
The prison sentence is reduced to such a period that will entitle the appellant for his release on 15/3/2001. The corporal punishment is reduced to three strokes.
Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 15th January, 2001.
V.V. PATEL
JUDGE
SUSAN ACHIENG OWUOR .....................................APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC..............................................................RESPONDENT
ORDER
Appeal dismissed.
Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 12th day of February, 2000.
V.V. PATEL
JUDGE
PETER KIGANYA CYRUS................................APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC.....................................................RESPONDENT
ORDER
Appeal dismissed.
Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 13th October, 2000.
V.V. PATEL
JUDGE
GEORGE KINYUA NJOROGE.................................APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC.............................................................RESPONDENT
ORDER:
Summarily rejected.
Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 4th October, 2000.
ALI MOHAMED HILLOW..........................................APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC................................................................RESPONDENT
ORDER:
Summarily rejected.
Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 8th day of August, 2000.
V.V. PATEL
JUDGE
JOSEPH IRONJO KIGURU......................................APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC............................................................RESPONDENT
ORDER:
Summarily rejected.
Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 8th day of November, 2000.
V.V. PATEL
JUDGE