[2024] KEHC 15521 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant, having served the majority of his one-year sentence for housebreaking and with only three months remaining, was suitable for sentence review in accordance with the Chief Justice Memo on prison decongestion. The court determined that the sentence already served was sufficient...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 15521 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Nicholus Aluvanze; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kibera
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision 340 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Sentence Review
- Outcome
- application for sentence review allowed; applicant to be released unless otherwise lawfully held
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Review, Prison Decongestion, Housebreaking Offence
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Nicholus Aluvanze
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Sentence Review
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is suitable for sentence review under the Chief Justice Memo on prison decongestion.
- 2 Whether the sentence already served is sufficient for the offence of housebreaking.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant, having served the majority of his one-year sentence for housebreaking and with only three months remaining, was suitable for sentence review in accordance with the Chief Justice Memo on prison decongestion. The court determined that the sentence already served was sufficient punishment for the offence. Consequently, the applicant was ordered to be released forthwith unless otherwise lawfully held.
Court Disposition
application for sentence review allowed; applicant to be released unless otherwise lawfully held
Orders
- The applicant is to be released forthwith unless otherwise lawfully held.
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Aluvanze v Republic (Criminal Revision 340 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 15521 (KLR) (2 December 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 15521 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kibera
Criminal Revision 340 of 2024
DR Kavedza, J
December 2, 2024
Between
Nicholus Aluvanze
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. This file was opened for purposes of considering whether the convict Nicholas Aluvanze is suitable for consideration of his sentence review in the spirit of prison decongestion pursuant to the Chief Justice Memo dated 7th December 2022.
2. The applicant was convicted for the offence of housebreaking contrary to section 304(1) of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to one (1) year imprisonment.
3. The applicant has a balance of three (3) months on his sentence.
4. In my view, the sentence served in sufficient. The appellant is to be released forthwith unless otherwise lawfully held.
Orders accordingly.
RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 2NDDAY OF DECEMBER 2024D. KAVEDZAJUDGE