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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.
High Court revision in a burglary and stealing case. The court increased illegal burglary sentences to the statutory minimum and quashed unsupported convictions.
Convictions on counts 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 upheld based on credible evidence; conviction on count 4 quashed due to lack of corroborative evidence and unreliable witness; Section 68 of Evidence Act applies to criminal cases.
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The High Court upheld a prison officer’s theft convictions over missing cotton-sale proceeds, rejecting a challenge to secondary documentary evidence and to the effect of an acquittal on destruction of evidence.
Criminal appeal on alteration of charge: the court upheld convictions on three counts, but set aside the assault conviction because the added count was not properly permitted.
The High Court upheld convictions for unlawful possession of liquor and unlawful wounding, but set aside an order to destroy the knife for lack of legal authority.
The High Court upheld Gershon Myaka’s forgery conviction and 12-month sentence, rejecting his appeal. It also noted the trial court could have substituted a lesser theft offence.
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