[2024] KEHC 15416 (KLR)
The court found that the trial court had already considered all relevant mitigating factors, including the applicant's remorse, time spent in remand, and first offender status, before imposing sentence. Given the aggravating circumstances of the offence, the sentence imposed was deemed proper and proportionate....
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 15416 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Fredrick Omondi Opiyo; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kibera
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application 16 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Non Custodial Sentence
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing Principles, Stealing by Servant, Mitigation, Non Custodial Sentence
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Fredrick Omondi Opiyo
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Non Custodial Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to a non-custodial sentence after conviction for stealing by servant.
- 2 Whether the sentence imposed by the trial court was proper in the circumstances.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the trial court had already considered all relevant mitigating factors, including the applicant's remorse, time spent in remand, and first offender status, before imposing sentence. Given the aggravating circumstances of the offence, the sentence imposed was deemed proper and proportionate. There was no justification to interfere with the sentence or grant a non-custodial sentence. The application was therefore dismissed for lack of merit.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for a non-custodial sentence is dismissed.
- The applicant shall serve the sentence imposed to completion.
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Opiyo v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application 16 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 15416 (KLR) (6 December 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 15416 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kibera
Miscellaneous Criminal Application 16 of 2024
DR Kavedza, J
December 6, 2024
Between
Fredrick Omondi Opiyo
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The applicant was charged and convicted on two counts of the offence of stealing by servant contrary to section 268(1) as read with section 281 of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to pay a fine of Kshs. 200,000 and in default to serve one (1) year imprisonment.
2. He filed the present undated application received on 19th November 2024, where the applicant prayed for a non-custodial sentence, stating that he has served a sufficient portion of his sentence in prison and that he is remorseful.
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, I find that the sentence imposed was proper in the circumstances of the case.
4. In view of the aggravating circumstances during the commission of the offence, the applicant is to serve his sentence to completion.
5. The application hereby dismissed for lacking in merit.
RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 6TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2024. D. KAVEDZAJUDGE