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Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that epilepsy can amount to legal insanity, quashing a murder conviction and death sentence.

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence for defilement of a one-year-old, ruling it is bound by Supreme Court decisions upholding man

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that minor evidence contradictions won't undo a criminal conviction—only a second appeal on points of law,

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a life imprisonment conviction for defilement, confirming that a guilty plea taken in Kiswahili that the accu

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a 20-year rape conviction because the first appeal court failed to properly evaluate the accused's alibi def

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a defilement conviction can rest on a victim's credible testimony alone, and that a life sentence for

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a public officer's corruption appeal, confirming that second appeals only address legal errors, not facts

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed it cannot reduce a lawful minimum sentence on a second appeal, even where the prisoner claims reform.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a life sentence for defilement, ruling that second appeals can only challenge legal errors, not re-argue f

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a defilement conviction without DNA evidence but cut the sentence back to 15 years because the appellant was

Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that a land ownership dispute never justifies demolishing someone else's structures, and second appeals can't

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a robbery conviction based on one witness's recognition of the attacker, followed by an unbroken chase and

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a life sentence for defilement, ruling it cannot re-examine facts on a second appeal, only questions of la

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a life sentence for defilement, ruling that a second appeal can only challenge legal errors, not re-argue

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed Michael Otieno's robbery appeal, confirming that second appeals only address points of law and upholding h

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a child victim's credible testimony alone can sustain a sexual offences conviction, even on a second

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a police officer's murder conviction and death sentence, ruling the rifle, eyewitness accounts and evidenc

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a robbery conviction because the night-time identification was unreliable and lower courts failed to properl

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a defilement conviction, ruling that proof of ejaculation is not required to secure a guilty verdict.

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that one credible witness's identification can sustain a robbery conviction, and minor charge-sheet errors

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a death sentence for attempted robbery because contradictions between witness testimony and medical evidence

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a life sentence for defilement, ruling that a child's age can be proven without a birth certificate.

Kenya's Court of Appeal replaced a death sentence for robbery with violence with a 7-year term for simple robbery because a toy pistol is no

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld three robbery convictions and death sentences, confirming that possessing recently stolen property shifts the

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a defilement appeal, confirming convictions can stand without DNA evidence, a birth certificate, or every