[2022] KEHC 13747 (KLR)
The court held that it could not resentence the applicant because it had already exercised its appellate jurisdiction in HCRA 3/2017, where it reduced the applicant's sentence from life imprisonment to 30 years. The court found that it had already tampered with the mandatory minimum sentence imposed by the trial...
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- Citation
- [2022] KEHC 13747 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: George Odhiambo; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application E084 of 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Resentencing
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Defilement, Sentencing Principles, Resentencing Applications
- Source Language
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Parties
George Odhiambo
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Resentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court can resentence the applicant after having already resentenced him on appeal.
- 2 Whether the application for further resentencing is tenable in law.
Ratio Decidendi
The court held that it could not resentence the applicant because it had already exercised its appellate jurisdiction in HCRA 3/2017, where it reduced the applicant's sentence from life imprisonment to 30 years. The court found that it had already tampered with the mandatory minimum sentence imposed by the trial court, and therefore, there was no legal basis for further resentencing. The application for resentencing was thus dismissed as the matter had already been conclusively determined on appeal.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application dated June 30, 2022 is dismissed.
- File closed.
Full Case Text
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Odhiambo v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E084 of 2022) [2022] KEHC 13747 (KLR) (5 October 2022) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 13747 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Siaya
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E084 of 2022
RE Aburili, J
October 5, 2022
Between
George Odhiambo
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(Being an Application arising from Judgment, conviction and sentence in the Principal Magistrate’s in Siaya Criminal Case No. 892 of 2014 AND Siaya HCCRA No. 3/2017)
Ruling
1. I have considered the application filed on July 21, 2022 for resentencing. I observe that the applicant was sentenced to serve life imprisonment in Bondo SO 892/2014 for the offence of defilement contrary to section 8(1)(2) of Sexual Offence Act and on appeal to this court vide HCRA 3/2017, he was resentenced to serve 30 years imprisonment. That being the case, this court cannot resentence him further as it already tampered with the mandatory minimum sentence imposed by the trial court.
2. The application dated June 30, 2022 is dismissed.
3. File closed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA THIS 5TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022. R.E. ABURILIJUDGE