[2024] KEHC 7284 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant's petition for reduction of sentence was not supported by any court proceedings or documents. Furthermore, the applicant's previous appeals to both the High Court and the Court of Appeal had been dismissed, and no new grounds or evidence were presented to warrant a review or...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 7284 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Wilson Oketch Dachi; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E088 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Robbery With Violence, Sentencing, Death Penalty, Life Imprisonment
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Wilson Oketch Dachi
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to a reduction of sentence from life imprisonment or death sentence.
- 2 Whether the application is supported by any court proceedings or documents.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant's petition for reduction of sentence was not supported by any court proceedings or documents. Furthermore, the applicant's previous appeals to both the High Court and the Court of Appeal had been dismissed, and no new grounds or evidence were presented to warrant a review or reduction of sentence. The absence of supporting material rendered the application unmeritorious, leading to its dismissal.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The petition for reduction of sentence is declined and dismissed.
- This file is closed.
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Dachi v Republic (Criminal Revision E088 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 7284 (KLR) (12 June 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 7284 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Criminal Revision E088 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
June 12, 2024
Between
Wilson Oketch Dachi
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original conviction and sentence in Kisumu Chief Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. 94 of 2008)
Ruling
1. The Applicant/Petitioner is Wilson Oketch Dachi. He seeks by his application dated 28th March 2024 for orders of reduction of sentence.
2. He was convicted and sentenced to suffer death sentence for robbery with violence vide Kisumu Chief Magistrate Criminal Case No. 94 of 2008 and his appeals to the High Court vide HCCRA No. 28 of 2009 and Court of Appeal No. 372 of 2019 were all dismissed.
3. However, he claims that the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
4. There are no court proceedings or any documents filed by the Petitioner for consideration by this court which he claims handled his appeal over 15 years ago.
5. I find the Petition is not supported. It is declined and dismissed.
6. This file is closed.
7. The Petitioner to be notified.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE