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Case Number: | Criminal Case 1 of 2016 |
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Parties: | Republic v Gabriel Nzuvu John |
Date Delivered: | 29 Jun 2017 |
Case Class: | Criminal |
Court: | High Court at Voi |
Case Action: | Ruling |
Judge(s): | Jacqueline Nancy Kamau |
Citation: | Republic v Gabriel Nzuvu John [2017] eKLR |
Advocates: | Miss Karani for the State Mrs Isika for the Accused |
Court Division: | Criminal |
County: | Taita Taveta |
Advocates: | Miss Karani for the State Mrs Isika for the Accused |
History Advocates: | Both Parties Represented |
Case Outcome: | Accused put on his Defence. |
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT VOI
CRIMINAL CASE NO 1 OF 2016
REPUBLIC
VERSUS
GABRIEL NZUVU JOHN
RULING
1. On 30th March 2017, the Prosecution closed its case after calling a total of six (6) Prosecution witnesses.
2. On the same date, this court directed counsel for the Accused person and counsel for the State to file their respective Written Submissionson the question of whether or not the Accused person had a case to answer. The Accused person filed his Written Submissions dated 2nd May 2017 on 3rd May 2017. When the matter was mentioned on 13th June 2017, counsel for the State informed this court that the State would not file its Written Submissions but would rely on the evidence that was adduced in court.
3. Accordingly, having carefully considered the evidence by the Prosecution witnesses, the court was of the opinion that a prima facie case had been established against the Accused person to warrant him being put on his Defence. He is hereby put on his defence.
4. It is so ordered.
DATED and DELIVERED at VOI this 29TH day of JUNE 2017
J. KAMAU
JUDGE
In the presence of:-
Miss Karani-for State
Kertiony holding brief for Mrs Isika- for Accused person
Josephat Mavu– Court Clerk