Republic v Julius Karisa Charo [2005] eKLR Case Summary

Court
High Court at Malindi
Category
Criminal
Judge(s)
William Ouko
Judgment Date
July 22, 2005
Country
Kenya
Document Type
PDF
Number of Pages
3
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Case Brief: Republic v Julius Karisa Charo [2005] eKLR
1. Case Information:
- Name of the Case: Republic v Julius Karisa Charo
- Case Number: Criminal Case 7 of 2002
- Court: High Court at Malindi
- Date Delivered: 22 July 2005
- Category of Law: Criminal
- Judge(s): William Ouko
- Country: Kenya
2. Questions Presented:
The central legal issue in this case revolves around the admissibility of a post-mortem
examination report in the absence of the original author, Dr. Kirasi Olumbe, and whether a police
constable can produce such a report in court.
3. Facts of the Case:
The case involves the Republic as the prosecutor against Julius Karisa Charo, the accused. The
prosecution called PC Gilbert Sang to testify regarding the investigation and to produce a postmortem
examination report. The defense, represented by Miss Njoroge, objected to the
admissibility of the report on the grounds that it could only be produced by another qualified
pathologist in the absence of Dr. Olumbe.

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