The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction of murder holding that
the circumstantial evidence pointed to the fact that the appellants
had participated in the offence for its them who were last seen with
the deceased tied in a helpless state and accordingly led the people
to the body of the deceased.
However Court held that trial courts are required to deduct from the
sentence they were to impose upon a convict after taking into
account of aggravating and mitigating factors, the period the convict
has spent in pre-trial custody. Failure to do so rendered the sentence
illegal.