KCC 270/2017

This case involved the sentencing of an individual who had stabbed a victim to death. The case had been properly investigated by the police and the victim's property had been taken.

Background

The office of public prosecution accused a defendant of stabbing a victim to death. The office requested the court to penalize the defendant according to the relevant laws.

The court issued a death sentence against the defendant.

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.

The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. He said in his grounds of appeal that ruling had erred in the application of law and had insufficient evidence of causation. He said that the court had failed to clarify the evidence based on which the ruling was established.

The court said that this argument was invalid. The court said that the court had considered all aspects of the case properly and established the ruling based on solid evidence including the investigations conducted by the police. The court said that the elements of the crime existed in the defendant’s case.

Decision