State v Agrippa Oluoch Odhiambo

State v Odhiambo (Criminal Case E027 of 2022) [2024] KEHC 1339 (KLR) (15 February 2024) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 1339 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT SIAYA CRIMINAL CASE E027 OF 2022 DO OGEMBO, J FEBRUARY 15, 2024 BETWEEN STATE ................................................................................................... PROSECUTION AND AGRIPPA OLUOCH ODHIAMBO ............................................................ ACCUSED RULING 1. The Prosecution closed its case herein having called a total of five witnesses. Neither party made any submissions on whether the evidence of the Prosecution established a prima facie case against the accused. I have considered the evidence of the five prosecution witnesses, and guided by the authority of Ramanlal Trambaklal Bhatt v R [1957] EA 332, I am convinced that a prima facie case has been established against the accused. I accordingly place the accused to his own defence. DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA THIS 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024 D.O. OGEMBO JUDGE 15/2/2024 Court: Ruling read out in presence of the accused, Mr. Owuor Advocate for Mr. Mshindi and Ms. Mumu for Prosecution. D.O. OGEMBO JUDGE 15/2/2024 https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2024/1339/eng@2024-02-15 1

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