[2024] KEHC 10071 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant had already exhausted his appellate remedies, having appealed to both the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The applicant failed to provide any new material or legal basis to warrant a rehearing of his sentence. The court further held that the Muruatetu decision, which declared...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 10071 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Ernest Amanya Khalwale; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Application E102 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Sentence Rehearing
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Robbery With Violence, Sentencing, Mitigation, Appeal Dismissal
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Ernest Amanya Khalwale
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Sentence Rehearing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to a rehearing of his sentence on account of the alleged unconstitutionality of the death sentence.
- 2 Whether there is sufficient material to warrant interference with the sentence imposed.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant had already exhausted his appellate remedies, having appealed to both the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The applicant failed to provide any new material or legal basis to warrant a rehearing of his sentence. The court further held that the Muruatetu decision, which declared the mandatory death sentence for murder unconstitutional, does not apply to robbery with violence cases. Consequently, there was no justification to interfere with the sentence imposed, and the application was dismissed.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for sentence rehearing is declined and dismissed.
- The file is closed.
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Khalwale v Republic (Criminal Application E102 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 10071 (KLR) (12 August 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 10071 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Criminal Application E102 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
August 12, 2024
Between
Ernest Amanya Khalwale
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original conviction and sentence in Maseno PM Criminal Case No. 1062 of 2007 by Hon A.G.Nangea, Ag SRM on 14/3/2007)
Ruling
1. The applicant herein is a convict of robbery with violence. He was sentenced to death. He was also convicted and sentenced to serve 25 years imprisonment for the offence of rape contrary to section 140 of the Penal Code. This was on 14th March, 2007.
2. In his application subject of this ruling, he claims that that he appealed but the appeal was dismissed vide HCRA 46 of 2007. That he appealed to the Court of Appeal but that he withdrew the appeal No 20 of 2020 based on Muruatetu decision specifying that the decision was only applicable to murder cases.
3. He now prays for sentence rehearing of his mitigation on account that the death sentence was unconstitutional. He has not said whether the 25 years imprisonment was lawful or not. Further, I observe that the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment
4. The applicant deposes that he is reformed and has a young family which depends on him for their livelihood and that their dreams are shattered. That his wife remarried due to the applicant’s long incarceration, leaving the children to languish.
5. I have considered the application which is coming almost twenty years.
6. I have considered the application. I find no material to interfere with the sentence which was imposed noting that the applicant had the opportunity to ventilate on appeal to the High Court and the Court of appeal.
7. The application is declined and dismissed.
8. Signal to issue.
9. This file is closed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE