[2023] KEHC 26528 (KLR)
The court found that it lacked jurisdiction to further review the applicant's sentence because a similar application had already been heard and determined by Judge Ngugi, who considered the applicant's mitigation and found the sentence appropriate. No new grounds or exceptional circumstances were presented to...
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- Citation
- [2023] KEHC 26528 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Geoffrey Mwangi Muriuki; Respondent: Dpp
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nakuru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Application E127 of 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Sentence Review
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- SM Mohochi
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing Review, Probation Application, Mitigation, Jurisdiction of High Court
- Source Language
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Parties
Geoffrey Mwangi Muriuki
Applicant
Dpp
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Sentence Review
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to review the applicant's sentence after a similar application was previously determined.
- 2 Whether the applicant's sentence should be substituted with a probation term based on mitigation.
- 3 Whether the sentence should run from the date of arraignment.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that it lacked jurisdiction to further review the applicant's sentence because a similar application had already been heard and determined by Judge Ngugi, who considered the applicant's mitigation and found the sentence appropriate. No new grounds or exceptional circumstances were presented to warrant a further review or substitution of the sentence with a probation term. The application was therefore dismissed for lack of merit.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application is dismissed.
Full Case Text
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Muriuki v DPP (Criminal Application E127 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 26528 (KLR) (4 December 2023) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 26528 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nakuru
Criminal Application E127 of 2023
SM Mohochi, J
December 4, 2023
Between
Geoffrey Mwangi Muriuki
Applicant
and
Dpp
Respondent
(Application dated 2nd July, 2019 and the same was heard and delivered on 18th October, 2018 Criminal Case 81 of 2010 )
Ruling
1. The Applicant by an undated Notice of Motion supported by a sworn affidavit (undated) filed an application seeking that the sentence runs from the date of arraignment before Court.
2. And the Applicant seeks that the Court considers his mitigation and substitute his current sentence with a probation term.
3. This Court directed on the 6th November, 2023 that parties file written submissions to dispose off the application.
4. I have considered the application and find no merit at all.
5. Firstly, the Applicant had filed a similar application dated 2nd July, 2019 and the same was heard and delivered on 18th October, 2018.
6. Judge Ngugi considered the mitigation finding the sentence appropriate under the circumstances.
7. The Court has no jurisdiction to further review the sentence.
8. The application is thus without merit and is accordingly dismissed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT NAKURU ON THIS DAY OF 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023. .............................S. MOHOCHIJUDGE