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The Court of Appeal allowed a criminal appeal, holding that contradictions in the prosecution evidence on dates created reasonable doubt and defeating proof beyond reasonable doubt.
High Court criminal appeal from a stealing conviction. The court upheld the conviction, rejected alibi and evidence challenges, but reduced the sentence to 2 years 6 months.
The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the respondent set fire to the appellant's crops, and the defence of alibi was not disproved by the appellant. The lower courts properly evaluated the evidence and their findings should not be disturbed.
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The prosecution failed to prove the charge beyond reasonable doubt due to doubts regarding the identity of the appellant, failure to call material witnesses, and lack of credibility in the victim's testimony.
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Court of Appeal upheld a murder conviction, rejecting complaints about an amended charge, assessor participation, identification evidence, exhibits, alibi, and witness credibility.
The High Court acquitted two accused persons of narcotics trafficking after finding gaps in seizure, custody, and identification of the alleged drugs.
The High Court convicted Ayoub S/O Said @ Maulid of attempting to commit a terrorist act by trying to join Al-Shabaab Al Islaamiya, and sentenced him to 18 years.
The High Court convicted two accused of trafficking 529.05 kilograms of khat after finding the search lawful, the chain of custody intact, and laboratory proof conclusive.
The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused trafficked heroin hydrochloride weighing 4.02kg at JNIA on 26.06.2016. Chain of custody and search procedures were sufficiently established by oral and documentary evidence. The accused's alibi defence was weak and did not raise reasonable doubt. The absence of material evidence such as CCTV footage did not affect the prosecution case.
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The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the first and second accused trafficked 351 kg of cannabis sativa, with chain of custody maintained and expert evidence confirming the narcotic nature of the substance. The third accused was not proven to have committed trafficking as defined by law.
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