[2024] KEHC 12074 (KLR)
The court found that the trial court had already considered all relevant mitigating factors, including the applicant's remorse, rehabilitation, time spent in remand, and first offender status, before imposing sentence. The sentence was lawful and appropriate in the circumstances. There was no good cause or legal...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 12074 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: RO; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kibera
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Appeal E067 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Application for Revision of Sentence
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Sexual Offences, Sentencing Revision, Mitigation, Remorse and Rehabilitation
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
RO
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Application for Revision of Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence imposed by the trial court should be revised to a non-custodial sentence.
- 2 Whether the applicant's remorse, rehabilitation, and time served justify sentence revision.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the trial court had already considered all relevant mitigating factors, including the applicant's remorse, rehabilitation, time spent in remand, and first offender status, before imposing sentence. The sentence was lawful and appropriate in the circumstances. There was no good cause or legal basis to revise the sentence. The application for revision was therefore dismissed for lack of merit.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for revision of sentence is dismissed for lack of merit.
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O alias R v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Appeal E067 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 12074 (KLR) (9 October 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 12074 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kibera
Miscellaneous Criminal Appeal E067 of 2024
DR Kavedza, J
October 9, 2024
Between
RO
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The applicant was charged and after a full trial convicted for the offence of sexual assault contrary to section 5(1)(a)(2) of the Sexual Offences Act, No. 3 of 2006. He was sentenced to serve twenty (20) years imprisonment. His appeal to the High Court was dismissed. His appeal to this Court was dismissed.
2. He has filed the present application seeking revision of sentence. The grounds raised are that he has served a substantial term of his sentence. He is remorseful for the offence committed. He has undergone rehabilitation. He urged the court to revise the sentence of the trial court to a non-custodial sentence.
3. I have considered the application, the grounds in support and the applicable law. From the record of the trial court, the court considered the applicant’s mitigation, the time spent in remand custody and the fact that the applicant was a first offender before sentencing. Having considered the application in its totality. The sentence imposed was also legal in the circumstances of the case.
4. In my view I find no good cause or reason to revise the sentence imposed by the trial court.
5. The application dismissed for lacking in merit.
Orders accordingly.
RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 9THOCTOBER 2024D. KAVEDZAJUDGE