[2017] KEHC 611 (KLR)

[2017] KEHC 611 (KLR)

The court found that since the applicant had already served the two-month imprisonment sentence and the sentence period had lapsed, the application for review was overtaken by events and there was no longer a live issue for the court to determine.

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Citation
[2017] KEHC 611 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Lokirinyan Lotemo; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nyahururu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Criminal Revision 9 of 2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Revision Order
Outcome
Application for review dismissed as overtaken by events.
Judges
RPV Wendoh
Legal Topics
Sentence Review, Criminal Revision, Lapsed Sentence
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentence Review Criminal Revision Lapsed Sentence

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Parties

Lokirinyan Lotemo

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Revision Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sentence imposed on the applicant is subject to review given that the sentence period has lapsed.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that since the applicant had already served the two-month imprisonment sentence and the sentence period had lapsed, the application for review was overtaken by events and there was no longer a live issue for the court to determine.

Court Disposition

Application for review dismissed as overtaken by events.

Orders

  • The application for review is dismissed as the sentence has already lapsed.