Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against conviction and sentence-the appellant was convicted of grievous harm and sentenced to five years imprisonment-whether the appeal in its entirety had merit-Penal Code section 234

[RULING]Criminal Practice and Procedure appeal applicant charged with driving unroadworthy vehicle on a public road appeal against conviction and sentence applicant urging court to review the sentence and set it aside on the ground that the sentence meted to the applicant was illegal section under which the applicant was charged providing for a maximum sentence of Kshs.20,000 Criminal Procedure Code Sections 365, 357: Traffic Act Sections 55(1), 58(1)

Criminal Practice and Procedure plea manner of taking plea where plea of guilty was not unequivocal whether conviction was proper Criminal Procedure Code sec 362

Criminal practice and procedure-robbery with violence-the appellant was convicted of the offence and sentenced to death-appeal against conviction and sentence-circumstantial evidence-whether the evidence adduced was sufficient to secure a conviction-whether the prosecution had proved its case beyond any reasonable doubt-whether the appeal had merit-Penal Code section 296 (2)

Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against conviction and sentence-the appellant was convicted of robbery with violence and sentenced to death-ground of appeal that the trial magistrate failed to comply with mandatory provisions of the law-effect of-whether the appeal had merit-Penal Code section 296 (2); Criminal Procedure Code section 200 (1) (3)

[Ruling] Family Law-probate and administration-advocate-application that an advocates firm be disqualified from acting for the respondent-grounds that the advocate in question attended to and advised the applicants and extensively researched on this case-that it was therefore unethical for him to turn around and act for the respondent-advocate/client confidentiality duty not to communicate to any third party information which was confided to him as counsel and not use such information or his position as counsel to his clients detriment-whether this duty continues even after the relationship of advocate/client has ceased-whether that advocate was in possession of confidential information and that information was relevant and would be prejudicial to a former client who was an opposing party-Law of Succession Act section 47; Probate and Administration Rules, rule 49

Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against conviction and sentence-the appellant was convicted of breaking into a building and committing a felony and being in possession of drugs-whether the evidence adduced was sufficient to convict the accused- whether the sentence imposed was harsh-whether the appeal had merit-Penal Code section 306; Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act section 3 (1) (2)

Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against sentence-the appellant was convicted on several separate counts and sentenced consecutively on all counts-whether the sentence imposed was excessive in the circumstances of the case-mitigating factors-whether the appeal had merit-Penal Code sections 275, 279 (b), 304 (1), 322 (2)

Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against conviction and sentence-the appellant was convicted of robbery with violence and sentenced to death-identification evidence-whether the evidence adduced was sufficient to secure a conviction-whether the prosecution had proved its case beyond any reasonable doubt-whether the appeal had merit-Penal Code section 296 (2)

Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against sentence-the appellant was convicted on his own plea of guilty to the offence of stealing by servant and sentenced to 6 years imprisonment-whether the sentence was harsh-whether the appeal had merit