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The grounds raised by the applicant either recapitulate issues already determined on appeal or do not fall within the limited grounds for review under Rule 66(1). The sentence of 30 years imprisonment for armed robbery was lawful under the applicable law at the time of the offence.
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The grounds raised by the applicant did not fall within the permissible grounds for review as they merely recapitulated issues already determined on appeal, and the sentence of 30 years imprisonment was lawful under the Minimum Sentences Act as amended before the offence was committed.
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Court of Appeal upheld a 30-year armed robbery conviction, finding the appellant was sufficiently identified and that procedural defects caused no miscarriage of justice.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed a burglary and theft conviction, and set aside the sentence because the prosecution failed to call key witnesses.
The Court of Appeal dismissed a second criminal appeal, upholding minimum sentences for offences against a parastatal organization and remitting the record for compensation orders.
The High Court upheld convictions for wrongful confinement, demanding property with menaces, and obtaining money by false pretences, but varied sentence on two counts.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding a conviction for stealing by a public servant, an audit report, and a five-year sentence.
The High Court upheld Juma Joseph’s robbery-with-violence conviction, finding the complainant’s daylight identification reliable and the confession corroborative.
The High Court refused to revise a one-year sentence for theft, holding there was no basis to replace it with probation or interfere with the magistrate’s order.
The High Court upheld a conviction for theft by a public servant and confirmed a three-year sentence under the Minimum Sentences Act, dismissing the appeal.
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