[2022] KEHC 14582 (KLR)
The court held that the application for sentence reduction was devoid of any material and substance because the applicant failed to provide the necessary trial court proceedings and judgment, despite being directed to do so. The absence of these documents rendered the court unable to consider the merits of the...
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- Citation
- [2022] KEHC 14582 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: John Gwendo; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application E070 of 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Sentence Reduction
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Reduction, Sexual Offences, Criminal Procedure, Application Dismissal
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
John Gwendo
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Sentence Reduction
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to a reduction of sentence without supplying the court with proceedings and judgment from the trial court.
- 2 Whether the application for sentence reduction is competent in the absence of supporting material.
Ratio Decidendi
The court held that the application for sentence reduction was devoid of any material and substance because the applicant failed to provide the necessary trial court proceedings and judgment, despite being directed to do so. The absence of these documents rendered the court unable to consider the merits of the application. The applicant also failed to demonstrate any effort to obtain the required documents or to show that he had appealed the conviction or sentence. Consequently, the application was dismissed for lack of supporting material.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for sentence reduction is dismissed.
- File closed.
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Gwendo v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E070 of 2021) [2022] KEHC 14582 (KLR) (27 October 2022) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 14582 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E070 of 2021
RE Aburili, J
October 27, 2022
Between
John Gwendo
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(Application for sentence reduction in a conviction and sentence in Maseno SPM’s Criminal Case No. 11 of 2017)
Ruling
1. The Applicant is John Gwendo. He filed this application on 11/8/2021 seeking for reduction of sentence in a conviction and sentence under Section 8(3) of the Sexual Offences Act.
2. He has never supplied this court with copies of proceedings and judgment in the trial court despite several directions given by the court herein.
3. The applicant can get in touch with his family members to assist him get proceedings. He has also never written to the trial court seeking for proceedings. It is not clear whether he appealed or not.
4. I find this application devoid of any material and substance. It is hereby dismissed.
5. File closed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 27THDAY OF OCTOBER, 2022R.E. ABURILIJUDGE