[2024] KEHC 10198 (KLR)
The court found that there was no legal or factual basis to commute the applicant's sentence to probation, especially since his appeal against both conviction and sentence had already been dismissed. The application lacked substance as there were no new grounds or exceptional circumstances presented to justify...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 10198 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Maurice Omondi; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Application E117 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Commutation of Sentence
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, Probation, Grievous Harm, Appeal Dismissal
- Source Language
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Parties
Maurice Omondi
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Commutation of Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant's sentence of imprisonment for grievous harm should be commuted to probation after dismissal of his appeal.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that there was no legal or factual basis to commute the applicant's sentence to probation, especially since his appeal against both conviction and sentence had already been dismissed. The application lacked substance as there were no new grounds or exceptional circumstances presented to justify altering the sentence imposed by the trial court and confirmed on appeal. The court therefore dismissed the application for commutation of sentence.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application dated 13.6.2024 is dismissed for want of substance.
- This file is closed.
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Omondi v Republic (Criminal Application E117 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 10198 (KLR) (15 August 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 10198 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Criminal Application E117 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
August 15, 2024
Between
Maurice Omondi
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original conviction and sentence in Maseno SPM Cr Case No. 1868 of 2015on 28/10/2019 by C. N. Oruo, SRM)
Ruling
1. The applicant is a convict of the offence of grievous harm under section 234 of the Penal Code and was sentenced to serve ten years in prison. He appealed vide HCRA E033 of 2021 which appeal was dismissed.
2. He seeks orders that the sentence be commuted to probation. There is o ground upon which this court can commute the sentence to probation particularly, the appeal having been dismissed both on conviction and sentence.
3. I dismiss the application dated 13. 6.2024 for want of substance.
4. Signal to issue.
5. This file is closed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 15TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024R.E. ABURILIJUDGE