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Case Number: | crim app 204 of 96 |
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Parties: | EDWARD KIMOTHO NDEGWA vs REPUBLIC |
Date Delivered: | 29 Oct 1996 |
Case Class: | Criminal |
Court: | High Court at Nyeri |
Case Action: | |
Judge(s): | John Luka Osiemo |
Citation: | EDWARD KIMOTHO NDEGWA vs REPUBLIC[1990]eKLR |
History Advocates: | Neither party represented |
History County: | Baringo |
Case Outcome: | Allowed |
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NYERI
EDWARD KIMOTHO NDEGWA ……………………….. APPELLANT
JUDGEMENT
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
HIGH COURT CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 204 OF 1996
(ORG. SPM NYI CR. C. 4251/94)
VERSUS
REPUBLIC ………………………………………………… RESPONDENT
The Appellant was charged and convicted with manslaughter C/S 202 as read with Section 205 of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. The appeal is against sentence only. The appellant was a first offender and in his mitigation he pleaded for leniency. He said he was married with 3 children and their mother has ran away from him after the incident. In the circumstances I consider the sentence to be on the higher side.
The appeal against sentence is allowed. The sentence of 10 years imprisonment is set aside and substituted with a sentence of 6 years imprisonment. To that extent this appeal is allowed otherwise the appeal is dismissed.
Delivered and dated at Nyeri this 29th day of October 1996.