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JOSEPH NGUGI MWANGI
V.
REPUBLIC

(2018) JELR 100607 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Nov 2018 Kenya
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Suit Number:Criminal Appeal 38 of 2016
Judges:Sankale ole Kantai, Fatuma sichale, Stephen Gatembu Kairu
Location:Nyeri
Other Citations:Joseph Ngugi Mwangi v. Republic [2018] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

In an information dated 31st March, 2010 the appellant was charged with the offence of murder. The particulars of the information were that on the night of 10th March, 2010 at Pipe Line Estate of the then Nakuru District the appellant murdered William Gachingiri Ngugi.

On 7th April, 2010 the appellant pleaded not guilty to the charge. On 4th November, 2010 his trial commenced in earnest before Wendoh, J. The prosecution called a total of 13 witnesses. Upon conclusion of the prosecution evidence, the appellant was put on his defence. The appellant opted to give a sworn statement of defence and called one witness. In a judgment rendered on 13th July 2012, the appellant was found guilty of the offence of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The appellant was dissatisfied with the outcome of his trial and hence this appeal. In a memorandum of appeal dated 20th August, 2018 the appellant listed 9 grounds of appeal. These can be summarized as follows:

1. Lack of pos…

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