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A Kenyan magistrate convicted a man of breaking into a woman's home at night with a knife, after witnesses recognised him despite the darkne

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld three mob-justice murder convictions but cut the sentences to 20 years each, confirming everyone in a group a

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed AJM's rape appeal, confirming that second appeals only address legal errors, not disagreements about facts

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed a man convicted of robbery and rape because witness identification at night, without a description or parade,

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld four men's murder convictions and 20-year sentences, confirming that neighbour recognition evidence can safel

Kenya's Court of Appeal freed two men serving life sentences for murder because night-time identification of the attackers was too unreliabl

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld five murder convictions and death sentences, ruling that eyewitness recognition of known assailants can be re

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld robbery convictions based on one witness's recognition evidence, but replaced death sentences with fixed pris

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a robbery conviction but scrapped the automatic death sentence, sending the case back for a fresh sentencing

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld robbery convictions based on eyewitness recognition but corrected a sentencing error on how death sentences s

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a robbery-with-violence conviction, confirming that recognition of a known attacker beats flawed identificati

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a death sentence for robbery, ruling that witnesses' recognition of known assailants by torch light was relia

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that recognising attackers you know well, even at night under bright light, is strong evidence that can su

Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a defilement appeal, confirming convictions based on recognising a known neighbour and upholding the 20-ye

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that people tried before 2010 had no right to a free lawyer, and upheld a robbery conviction based on reco

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a robbery conviction, ruling that witnesses who already knew their attackers can reliably identify them even

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed murder convictions and death sentences for three men who joined a mob killing, holding each equally liable

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a conviction can rest on one witness recognising an attacker, when the circumstances make that recogn

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a robbery conviction based on recognition of the accused by long-known witnesses under good lighting

Kenya's Court of Appeal overturned a robbery conviction because night identification evidence was too unreliable, freeing the accused from a

Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that recognising an attacker you already know can support a robbery conviction even without an identificat

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a robbery conviction because recognising someone's voice or face in darkness is too risky without solid supp

Kenya's Court of Appeal quashed a robbery conviction and death sentence because the police showed the suspect to the complainant instead of

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld three death sentences, confirming that recognising a known attacker, even at night, can safely support a robb

Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld three robbery convictions but replaced death sentences for two offenders who were under 18 when the crime hap