Paul Kimathi M’itonga 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
Explore the key highlights of the Paul Kimathi M’itonga v Republic [2020] eKLR case. Understand the legal implications and judicial reasoning behind this landmark ruling.


Case Brief: Paul Kimathi M’itonga v Republic [2020] eKLR

1. Case Information:
- Name of the Case: Paul Kimathi M’itonga v. Republic
- Case Number: Petition No. 48 of 2019
- Court: High Court of Kenya at Meru
- Date Delivered: August 12, 2020
- Category of Law: Criminal
- Judge(s): A. Mabeya
- Country: Kenya

2. Questions Presented:
The central legal issues presented to the court included whether the petitioner, Paul Kimathi M’itonga, should be resentenced in light of the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Francis Karioko Muruatetu & another v. Republic, which deemed the mandatory death sentence unconstitutional, and what factors should be considered in determining an appropriate sentence.
...............

Document Summary

Below is the summary preview of this document.

  • Paul-Kimathi-M’itonga-v-Republic-[2020]-eKLR-Case-Summary_133_0.jpg

This is the end of the summary preview.

Related Documents

View all summaries