Christopher Tsavula Lianga v Republic [2020] eKLR Case Summary

Court
Court of Appeal at Nairobi
Category
Criminal
Judge(s)
Karanja, Murgor & Sichale, JJ.A
Judgment Date
September 25, 2020
Country
Kenya
Document Type
PDF
Number of Pages
3
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Case Brief: Christopher Tsavula Lianga v Republic [2020] eKLR

1. Case Information:
- Name of the Case: Christopher Tsavula Lianga v. Republic
- Case Number: Kisumu Criminal Appeal No. 98 of 2014
- Court: Court of Appeal at Nairobi
- Date Delivered: 25th September 2020
- Category of Law: Criminal
- Judge(s): Karanja, Murgor & Sichale, JJ.A
- Country: Kenya

2. Questions Presented:
The central legal issues in this case are:
- Whether the appellant's conviction for defilement can be challenged after a guilty plea.
- Whether the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on the appellant is appropriate given the circumstances of the case and the legal landscape following the Supreme Court's decision in Francis Karioko Muruatetu (2015).
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