[Ruling] Criminal practice and procedure-preliminary objection-application of-where the accused persons were charged with the offence of murder-whether the rights of the accused persons were violated-where there was failure to show when the accused persons were arrested-whether the application had merit-Penal Code sections 203, 204; Constitution section 72 (3) (b)

[Ruling] Criminal practice and procedure-murder-preliminary objection-application challenging the legality of proceedings-whether the accuseds rights were violated-where the accused was subjected to committal proceedings-whether the prosecution reasonably explained the delay-whether the application had merit-Constitution section 72 (3)

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Family Law-probate and administration-grant-protest against confirmation of grant-protester claiming to have bought the suit land from the deceased-petitioner claiming that the parcel known as LR. Iria-ini/Kairia/136 had been bought by her late husband but was registered in the protestors name at the time in trust of the decease-claims that she was in continuous occupation of Parcel No. 363 even after the protestor transferred the land to the deceased-deceased having died before the enactment of the Law of Succession-whether his estate could be governed by the provisions of the Act-whether the widow was entitled to inherit from the deceased husbands estate-whether the suit property was part of the estate

Family Law-estate-distribution of- protest to that mode of distribution-appeal against a decision of the court in the manner in which the property was distributed-grounds that the court erred in law and fact when it failed to give any portion of  land to the widow to the deceased whereas she stood first in the order of priority-estate of the deceased was governed by the Kikuyu Customary Law-effect of-where the appellant intended to distribute the property to every one according to custom-effect of-applicable principles-whether the appeal had merit

Family Law-probate and administration-grant-summons for revocation of that grant-where the applicant wanted to be given a different piece of property from the estate-deceased having made a customary will for the distribution of the property-effect of-applicable principles-whether this necessitated the revocation of grant-Law of Succession Act section 76

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Judicial Review-

[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