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Case Number: | crim app 116 of 01[1] |
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Parties: | PETER MUTURI SYENGO vs REPUBLIC |
Date Delivered: | 07 Nov 2002 |
Case Class: | Criminal |
Court: | High Court at Embu |
Case Action: | |
Judge(s): | Juma J V O, |
Citation: | PETER MUTURI SYENGO vs REPUBLIC[2002] eKLR |
History Advocates: | Neither party represented |
History County: | Baringo |
Case Outcome: | Allowed |
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT EMBU
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.116 OF 2001
PETER MUTURI SYENGO …………………..…..APPELLANT
VRS
REPUBLIC ………………………………...……. RESPONDENT
JUDGEMENT
The Appellant was charged in the Resident Magistrate’s Court Siakago with the offence of being in possession of cannabis sativa contrary to section 3 as read with section 2(a) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances Act No 4 of 1994.
The particulars are that on 15th September, 2001 at Mathigira village in Mbeere District he was found in possession pf 20 grammes of bhang. The appellant pleaded guilty and accepted the facts as presented by the prosecution. He was convicted and sentenced to serve 3 years imprisonment. This appeal is first sentence only. The appellant has served slightly ….. a year of the sentence.
I allow the appeal on sentence and order that the sentence imposed be reduced to ……….served. He will be set at liberty…….. unless he is …… lawfully held.
Dated on this 7th day of November, 2002.
J.V.O. JUMA
JUDGE.