[2024] KEHC 16446 (KLR)
The court declined to grant early release to the applicant after considering the probation officer's report, which indicated that the applicant was not suitable for supervision outside custody due to weak family ties and incapacity for supervision. The court found no sufficient grounds to interfere with the original...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 16446 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Collins Odhambo Kunyanyi; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E269 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- Sentence review declined and dismissed. File closed.
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Review, Probation Report, Custodial Sentence
- Source Language
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Parties
Collins Odhambo Kunyanyi
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant should be granted early release from custodial sentence based on the probation officer's report.
Ratio Decidendi
The court declined to grant early release to the applicant after considering the probation officer's report, which indicated that the applicant was not suitable for supervision outside custody due to weak family ties and incapacity for supervision. The court found no sufficient grounds to interfere with the original sentence and dismissed the application for sentence review.
Court Disposition
Sentence review declined and dismissed. File closed.
Orders
- Sentence review is declined and dismissed.
- This file is closed.
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Kunyanyi v Republic (Criminal Revision E269 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 16446 (KLR) (30 December 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 16446 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Criminal Revision E269 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
December 30, 2024
Between
Collins Odhambo Kunyanyi
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original conviction and sentence in Kisumu CM’s Court Criminal Case No. E224 of 2023)
Ruling
1. The sentence review report filed by the probation officer Ms Wilkister Okello on 22/11/2024 is against the early release of the convict herein Collins Odhiambo Kunyanyi who is said to be incapable of being supervised for custodial sentence. He has weak family ties.
2. Sentence review is declined and dismissed.
3. This file is closed.
conclusionsDATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 30THDAY OF DECEMBER, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE