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JOSIAH AFUNA ANGULU
V.
REPUBLIC

(2010) JELR 100537 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 May 2010 Kenya
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Suit Number:Criminal Appeal 277 of 2006
Judges:Philip Kiptoo Tunoi, Alnashir Ramazanali Magan Visram, Philip Nyamu Waki
Location:Nakuru
Other Citations:Josiah Afuna Angulu v. Republic [2010] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

This is the first and final appeal by Josiah Afuna Angulu (the appellant) against his conviction by the superior court (Musinga J) sitting in Kisii, for the offence of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code. The superior court found as proved beyond doubt the Information filed by the Attorney General on 18th March, 2002, alleging that the appellant did on the 28th day of March, 2000, at Baruti Farm in Nakuru District of the Rift Valley Province, murder Wilson Kipkoros Tanui (the deceased). Upon his conviction, the appellant was sentenced to suffer death as by law provided. Although the appellant put forward some nine grounds of appeal in his memorandum which he drew up in person, and learned counsel representing him, Mr. Ochang’ John Ajigo added a further three grounds in a supplementary memorandum, Mr. Ajigo ended up urging the appeal on the main ground that the case against the appellant was not proved beyond reasonable doubt …

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