[2013] KEHC 4520 (KLR)
The court found that the appellant, having filed a petition and grounds of appeal but taken no further steps, and having likely completed the sentence imposed by the Chief Magistrate's Court, had lost interest in the appeal. The court exercised its discretion to consider the appeal abandoned and ordered the file...
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- Citation
- [2013] KEHC 4520 (KLR)
- Parties
- Appellant: Stephen Kinyua; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Meru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Appeal 245 of 2002
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal deemed abandoned and file closed.
- Legal Topics
- Abandonment of Appeal, Completion of Sentence, Appellate Procedure
- Source Language
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Parties
Stephen Kinyua
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Abandonment of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appeal should proceed when the appellant has taken no further steps and has likely completed the sentence.
- 2 Whether the appeal is 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 taken no further steps, and having likely completed the sentence imposed by the Chief Magistrate's Court, had lost interest in the appeal. The court exercised its discretion to consider the appeal abandoned and ordered the file closed, as there was no longer any practical purpose to be served by continuing with the appeal.
Court Disposition
Appeal deemed 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
Criminal Appeal 245 of 2002 [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]
STEPHEN KINYUA……………………………….......……….…… APPELLANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC…………………………………………………………RESPONDENT
R U L I N G
The Appellant was sentenced to 4 years in Chief Magistrate’s court Chuka on 14th March, 2002.
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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