JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
The appellant Patrick Mwangi Weru as the 3rd accused person was charged jointly with Joseph Maina Gicheru alias kihii (1st accused); Patrick Maina Muriuki alias Baggio (2nd accused) and Victor Waweru Gichuni (4th accused) with the offence of robbery with violence contrary to Section 296 (2) of the Penal Code. The appellant and the co-accused faced twelve counts of robbery with violence. The 2nd and 4th accuseds were acquitted at the close of the prosecution’s case with no case to answer. The appellant and the 1st accused were put on their defence as they had a case to answer. At the end of the trial, the 1st accused was acquitted of all counts; and the appellant was convicted of 5 counts for which he was sentenced to death. The appellant’s appeal to the High Court was dismissed provoking this second appeal.
The Information is that on the night of 12th/13th April 2001 at Naro Moru in Nyeri District of the then Central Province, jointly with others not before the cou…