[2025] KEHC 1477 (KLR)
The court found that the trial court had already considered the applicant's mitigation and first offender status before sentencing. The sentence imposed was within the law and appropriate given the aggravating circumstances of the case. No new or exceptional grounds were presented to justify revising the sentence....
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- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 1477 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Charles Rukungu Gikonyo; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kibera
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application E011 of 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Sentence Review After Conviction and Dismissal of Appeals
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Review, Robbery With Violence, Grievous Harm, Mitigation, Non Custodial Sentence
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Charles Rukungu Gikonyo
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Sentence Review After Conviction and Dismissal of Appeals
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has demonstrated sufficient grounds for revision of the sentence imposed by the trial court.
- 2 Whether the sentence imposed was legal and appropriate in the circumstances.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the trial court had already considered the applicant's mitigation and first offender status before sentencing. The sentence imposed was within the law and appropriate given the aggravating circumstances of the case. No new or exceptional grounds were presented to justify revising the sentence. Therefore, the application for sentence review lacked merit and was dismissed.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for sentence review is dismissed for lack of merit.
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Gikonyo v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E011 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 1477 (KLR) (4 March 2025) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 1477 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kibera
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E011 of 2025
DR Kavedza, J
March 4, 2025
Between
Charles Rukungu Gikonyo
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The applicant was charged and after a full trial convicted for two counts of offences: robbery with violence contrary to section 296(2) of the Penal Code and causing grievous harm contrary to section 234 of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to death in the first count and 3 years for the second count which was suspended. His appeal to this court and the court of appeal was dismissed.
2. He has filed the present application received on 5th February 2025 seeking sentence review. The grounds raised are that he has served a substantial term of his sentence. He is remorseful for the offence committed. He has undergone rehabilitation. He urged the court to revise the sentence of the trial court to a non-custodial sentence.
3. I have considered the application, the grounds in support and the applicable law. From the record of the trial court, the court considered the applicant’s mitigation, and the fact that the applicant was a first offender before sentencing. Having considered the application in its totality. The sentence imposed was also legal in the circumstances of the case.
4. In my view I find no good cause or reason to revise the sentence imposed by the trial court given the aggravating circumstances of the case.
5. The application is dismissed for lacking in merit.Orders accordingly.
RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 4TH DAY OF MARCH 2025. ...................................D. KAVEDZAJUDGE