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On second appeal, the Court of Appeal quashed a conviction for robbery with violence, substituted simple robbery, and substituted a sentence of time served.
The Court of Appeal upheld Patrick Bakari Mutua’s murder conviction but set aside the death sentence, substituting 30 years’ imprisonment after finding mitigation was not considered.
Second appeal over robbery with violence convictions. The Court upheld recognition evidence, found no material contradictions, and confirmed the mandatory death sentence.
The Court of Appeal upheld Cynthia Muhonja Elvis’s murder conviction and death sentence, finding the circumstantial evidence complete, consistent, and sufficient.
Court of Appeal upheld the murder conviction, finding the appellant identified by family and forensic evidence, but set aside the mandatory death sentence and imposed 40 years’ imprisonment.
The Court of Appeal upheld Fredrick Mukhwana’s conviction for robbery with violence, finding the recognition evidence reliable, the charge substitution non-prejudicial, and the sentence lawful.
The Court of Appeal upheld convictions for robbery with violence, finding the complainants were attacked by armed assailants and the appellants were properly identified.
The Court of Appeal upheld the murder conviction on circumstantial and last-seen evidence, but set aside the death sentence for want of mitigation.
On second appeal, the Court of Appeal declined to interfere with a death sentence for robbery with violence, holding that mandatory sentences remain lawful.
The Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence for robbery with violence, holding that Muruatetu did not apply to section 296(2) and that no error of law was shown.
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