[2018] KEHC 2221 (KLR)

[2018] KEHC 2221 (KLR)

The court found that the sentence of three years' imprisonment imposed on the applicant, a recidivist, was both lawful and lenient under the circumstances. The applicant had previously been convicted and placed on probation for a similar offence but had absconded and reoffended, demonstrating persistent criminal...

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Citation
[2018] KEHC 2221 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Evans Oduor Deva; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Siaya
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
31 August 2018
Case Number
Criminal Revision 88 of 2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Judgment
Outcome
Application for sentence review dismissed; file ordered closed.
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Sentence Review, Recidivism, Plea of Guilty
Source Language
english
Criminal Law Sentence Review Recidivism Plea of Guilty

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Parties

Evans Oduor Deva

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sentence imposed on the applicant was lawful and appropriate given his status as a recidivist.
  2. 2 Whether the application for sentence review was filed within the appropriate time frame.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the sentence of three years' imprisonment imposed on the applicant, a recidivist, was both lawful and lenient under the circumstances. The applicant had previously been convicted and placed on probation for a similar offence but had absconded and reoffended, demonstrating persistent criminal tendencies. The probation report was unfavourable, and the court determined that only a custodial sentence could serve the interests of justice and rehabilitation. Furthermore, the application for sentence review was brought too late, as the applicant had already been released on remission. Therefore, there was no basis for interfering with the sentence, and the matter was ordered...

Court Disposition

Application for sentence review dismissed; file ordered closed.

Orders

  • The request for sentence review is dismissed.
  • The file is ordered closed for archiving purposes.