Joseph Kitheka Muindi v Republic [2020] eKLR Case Summary

Court
High Court of Kenya at Meru
Category
Criminal
Judge(s)
A. Mabeya
Judgment Date
August 12, 2020
Country
Kenya
Document Type
PDF
Number of Pages
3
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Case Brief: Joseph Kitheka Muindi v Republic [2020] eKLR

1. Case Information:
- Name of the Case: Joseph Kitheka Muindi v. Republic
- Case Number: Petition No. 50 of 2019
- Court: High Court of Kenya at Meru
- Date Delivered: 12th August 2020
- Category of Law: Criminal
- Judge(s): A. Mabeya
- Country: Kenya

2. Questions Presented:
The central legal issues presented in this case include whether the petitioner, Joseph Kitheka Muindi, should be resentenced following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Francis Karioko Muruatetu & another v. Republic, which deemed the mandatory death sentence unconstitutional. Specifically, the court must resolve whether the principles set out in Muruatetu apply to the offence of robbery with violence and how they should influence the sentencing of the petitioner.
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