[2024] KEHC 12374 (KLR)
The court found that the trial court had properly considered all relevant factors, including the applicant's mitigation, time spent in remand, and first offender status, before imposing a lawful sentence for robbery with violence. No good cause or legal basis was established to warrant revision of the sentence. The...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 12374 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Austine Ouma Onyango; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kibera
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision 252 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Robbery With Violence, Sentencing Revision, Mitigation, Remorse and Rehabilitation
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Austine Ouma Onyango
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence imposed by the trial court for robbery with violence should be revised to a non-custodial sentence.
- 2 Whether the applicant's remorse, rehabilitation, and time served justify a reduction of sentence.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the trial court had properly considered all relevant factors, including the applicant's mitigation, time spent in remand, and first offender status, before imposing a lawful sentence for robbery with violence. No good cause or legal basis was established to warrant revision of 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 lacking in merit.
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Onyango v Republic (Criminal Revision 252 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 12374 (KLR) (8 October 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 12374 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kibera
Criminal Revision 252 of 2024
DR Kavedza, J
October 8, 2024
Between
Austine Ouma Onyango
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The applicant was charged and after a full trial convicted for the offence of robbery with violence contrary to section 296 of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to serve six(6) years and one (1) month imprisonment.
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 8TH OCTOBER 2024______________D. KAVEDZAJUDGE