[2020] KEHC 4302 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant failed to disclose any specific grounds or exceptional circumstances warranting review of the sentence. The sentence imposed by the trial court was lawful, and the applicant had the opportunity to challenge it by way of appeal, which he did not utilize. In the absence of any error...
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- Citation
- [2020] KEHC 4302 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Maurice Ouma Wangaruo; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application 46 of 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Sentence Review Ruling
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Review, Sexual Offences, Appeal Rights
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Maurice Ouma Wangaruo
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Sentence Review Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has established grounds for review of the sentence imposed by the trial court.
- 2 Whether the sentence imposed was lawful and subject to review by the High Court.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant failed to disclose any specific grounds or exceptional circumstances warranting review of the sentence. The sentence imposed by the trial court was lawful, and the applicant had the opportunity to challenge it by way of appeal, which he did not utilize. In the absence of any error or illegality in the sentence, the High Court declined to interfere with the trial court's decision and dismissed the application for sentence review.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for sentence review is dismissed.
- File closed.
Full Case Text
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16 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT SIAYA
MISC. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 46 OF 2020
MAURICE OUMA WANGARUO......................................................APPLICANT
VERSUS
REPUBLIC........................................................................................RESPONDENT
(Being an Application for Sentence Review vide Original Criminal Case No. 72 of 2015 at Ukwala Law Courts)
RULING
1. I have considered the application by the applicant/convict MAURICE OUMA WANGARUO for sentence review. The applicant is serving 15 years imprisonment for what he calls conviction for a sexual offence which is not specifically disclosed. There is no date of conviction and by which magistrate. Nonetheless, the applicant had the opportunity to challenge the sentence which was lawful, by way of an appeal.
2. I find no reason to review lawful sentence imposed by the trial court.
3. The application is devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed.
4. File closed.
Orders accordingly.
Dated, signed and Delivered at Siaya this 10th Day of July 2020
R.E. ABURILI
JUDGE