[2024] KEHC 7365 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant's request for sentence review could not be entertained because the application was unsupported by any court proceedings or documents. Without such material, the court was unable to consider or grant the orders sought. The absence of a record or evidence precluded the exercise of...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 7365 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Vincent Mokoa; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E090 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review Application
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Robbery With Violence, Sentence Review, Life Imprisonment, Resentencing, Constitutional Rights
- Source Language
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Parties
Vincent Mokoa
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review Application
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to resentencing for the offence of robbery with violence.
- 2 Whether the absence of supporting court proceedings or documents precludes the court from granting the orders sought.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant's request for sentence review could not be entertained because the application was unsupported by any court proceedings or documents. Without such material, the court was unable to consider or grant the orders sought. The absence of a record or evidence precluded the exercise of the court's discretion in favour of the applicant, regardless of the constitutional arguments raised.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for sentence review is dismissed.
- This file is closed.
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Mokoa v Republic (Criminal Revision E090 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 7365 (KLR) (12 June 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 7365 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Criminal Revision E090 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
June 12, 2024
Between
Vincent Mokoa
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original conviction and sentence in Kisumu Chief Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. 373 of 2013)
Ruling
1. The Applicant is Vincent Mokoa. By his application dated 2nd April 2024 from Naivasha Maximum Prison, he seeks for sentence review.
2. He claims that the was convicted and sentenced to serve life imprisonment vide Kisumu Chief Magistrate Criminal Case No. 373 of 2013 for the offence of robbery with violence.
3. He appealed to the High Court vide HCCRA No. 121 of 2015 which appeal was dismissed and that his appeal to the Court of Appeal in 2016 has never received any response.
4. He claims that he is entitled to resentencing and to a less severe sentence as stipulated in Article 50(2) (p) and (q) of the Constitution.
5. I have considered the application which is not supported by any court proceedings or documents and I am unable to find any material upon which I can grant the orders sought.
6. The application is dismissed.
7. This file is closed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE