KCC 678/2015
This case involved an individual accused of robbery. Although the stolen items had not be found on him by the police CCTV footage and a criminal report had provided the necessary evidence.
Background
The office of public prosecution accused a defendant of robbing an amount of money by breaking into a restaurant. The office requested the court to penalize the defendant according to the relevant laws.
The court ruled that the defendant should be imprisoned for three years. The court also ruled that the defendant should be deported from the country after the execution of the ruling.
The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court amended the appealed ruling and ruled that the defendant should be imprisoned for one year and eight months.
The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. He said in his grounds of appeal that the ruling had erred in the application of law. He said that the police had not found the stolen items with him. He said that the elements of the crime had not existed in his case.