[2021] KEHC 5339 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant, having already served a substantial period in remand custody and part of his custodial sentence, and being a first offender who has shown signs of rehabilitation, was a suitable candidate for a community service order. The court considered the erroneous information in the...
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- Citation
- [2021] KEHC 5339 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Gabriel Akuom Otieno; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E042 of 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Revision
- Outcome
- Sentence revised; custodial sentence substituted with community service order.
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Revision, Use of Minor in Crime, Community Service Orders, Remand Custody Credit
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Gabriel Akuom Otieno
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Revision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence imposed on the applicant was appropriate in light of the circumstances and time already served.
- 2 Whether the applicant should benefit from a community service order under Section 3(1) of the Community Service Orders Act.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant, having already served a substantial period in remand custody and part of his custodial sentence, and being a first offender who has shown signs of rehabilitation, was a suitable candidate for a community service order. The court considered the erroneous information in the probation report regarding the sentence duration and clarified the correct period. Given the applicant's age, time already served, and the rehabilitative purpose of sentencing, the court determined that the interests of justice would be served by releasing the applicant from prison to complete the remainder of his sentence through unpaid community service under supervision, rather than...
Court Disposition
Sentence revised; custodial sentence substituted with community service order.
Orders
- The applicant Gabriel Akuom Otieno shall be released from prison to serve two months unpaid community service at Manywanda Health Centre under close supervision.
- File closed.
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT SIAYA
CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO. E042 OF 2021
GABRIEL AKUOM OTIENO................APPLICANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC........................................RESPONDENT
(Revision Application for sentence revision in BONDO PM’S MAGISTRATES COURT Cr Case No. 892 OF 2019 passed on 15. 12. 2020 by Hon. S. Mathenge – Resident Magistrate)
RULING
1. The Convict Gabriel Akuom Otieno was convicted of the offence of Breaking and Committing a Felony Contrary Section 306 of the Penal Codeand sentenced to serve 1 year Imprisonment on 15. 12. 2020. He has now served 6 months of the one year Imprisonment. He committed the Offence at Wagoro Primary School – a Public School, Stealing so many items mainly learners and teachers digital devices as listed in the charge sheet. Before he was sentenced, the convict had been in prison for a period of one year. He was a first offender. He had denied the offence hence the trial was fully conducted. His co-accused a minor was placed on Probation for one year after pleading guilty to the charge. He claimed that the Convict herein send to him – the minor to go and steal the computers from the Minor’s School and that upon sale, he would share the proceeds with the minor who was a class 6 pupil.
2. The devices stolen were valued at KShs.720,000/= and most of the tablets were not recovered as they were stolen on different occasions hence the accused had the opportunity to dispose them off. The offender used a minor school child to steal school property meant to aid learning. He deserved a harsher sentence as the maximum sentence is seven years imprisonment upon conviction.
3. The Convict has been in prison from 15. 12. 2020 and although he did not raise bail pending trial, he has only 2 months to complete sentence. The Probation Report is convoluted. It says the Offender will complete seven years imprisonment on 15. 8.2022 which is erroneous. The Offender was sentenced to serve one year imprisonment on 15. 12. 2020. He is aged 24 years. As he was in remand custody for 1 year and is said to have been rehabilitated in Prison, I invokeSection 3(1) of the Community Service Orders Act and Orderthat the Convict Gabriel Akuom Otieno shall be released from Prison to serve two months unpaid Community Service at Manywanda Health Centre, under close Supervision.
4. Orders accordingly.
5. File closed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA THIS 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2021
R. E. ABURILI
JUDGE