Case ID:158899

Prosecutor v Samuel Mugie Leboo [2020] eKLR

Case Metadata

Case Number:

Criminal Case 8 of 2018

Parties:

Prosecutor v Samuel Mugie Leboo

Date Delivered:

06 May 2020

Case Class:

Criminal

Court:

High Court at Kisumu

Case Action:

Ruling

Judge(s):

Fred Andago Ochieng

Citation:

Prosecutor v Samuel Mugie Leboo [2020] eKLR

Court Division:

Criminal

Case Outcome:

Accused person placed on his defence

Disclaimer:

The information contained in the above segment is not part of the judicial opinion delivered by the Court. The metadata has been prepared by Kenya Law as a guide in understanding the subject of the judicial opinion. Kenya Law makes no warranties as to the comprehensiveness or accuracy of the information

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT KISUMU

HCCRC NO. 8 OF 2018

PROSECUTOR.....................................................................REPUBLIC

VERSUS

SAMUEL MUGIE LEBOO.................................................. ACCUSED

RULING

The accused,

SAMUEL MUGIE LEBOO

, was charged with the offence of

Murder

contrary to

Section 203

as read with

Section 204

of the

Penal Code

. He is alleged to have murdered

JOHN LEMISHEN KISOKUN

, on 4

th

March 2018, at Tamu Centre, Muhoroni Sub-County.

1.

The prosecution called a total of seven witnesses.

2.

The evidence adduced proved that the deceased, John Lemishen Kisokun died due to Severe Massive Internal Bleeding, attributable to a penetrating stab injury to the chest.

3.

The evidence further placed the accused at the scene of crime, where an eye-witness saw him holding the probable killer-weapon.

4.

I find that the prosecution has established a prima facie case against the accused, which could possibly lead to a conviction if the accused person fails to offer an explanation that could counter the evidence on record.

5.

In effect, the accused has a case to answer, and he is therefore put to his defence.

DATED, SIGNED

and

DELIVERED

at

KISUMU

This

6

th

day of

May

2020

FRED A. OCHIENG

JUDGE