[2022] KEHC 16709 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant, being a young first offender who had shown remorse and was unable to pay the fine due to poverty, was a suitable candidate for a non-custodial sentence. The presentence report supported this view. In the interest of prison decongestion and rehabilitation, the court revised the...
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- Citation
- [2022] KEHC 16709 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Maurice Otieno; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E107 of 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Revision
- Outcome
- Sentence revised; applicant released on conditional discharge.
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Revision, Stealing, Probation, Prison Decongestion
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Maurice Otieno
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Revision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant's sentence should be revised in light of his circumstances and the presentence report.
- 2 Whether the applicant is suitable for probation or conditional discharge.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant, being a young first offender who had shown remorse and was unable to pay the fine due to poverty, was a suitable candidate for a non-custodial sentence. The presentence report supported this view. In the interest of prison decongestion and rehabilitation, the court revised the sentence from imprisonment to a conditional discharge, ordering the applicant's immediate release on condition that he does not commit any offence for one year.
Court Disposition
Sentence revised; applicant released on conditional discharge.
Orders
- The applicant Maurice Otieno is released from prison to serve a conditional discharge for one year, not to commit any offence during that period.
- The file is closed.
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Otieno v Republic (Criminal Revision E107 of 2022) [2022] KEHC 16709 (KLR) (20 December 2022) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 16709 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Siaya
Criminal Revision E107 of 2022
RE Aburili, J
December 20, 2022
Between
Maurice Otieno
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(Being an Application for sentence revision in Bondo PM Criminal Case No. E585 of 2022 delivered by Hon S. Mathenge, SRM on 14/10/ 2022)
Ruling
1. On October 14, 2022 the convict herein Maurice Otieno an 18-year-old boy was sentenced to serve 3 months imprisonment for the offence of stealing a motor cycle. He had pleaded guilty to the offence. He has served two months imprisonment as he could not raise the fine of kshs 20,000 as his family is poor and he dropped out of school. He was remorseful and the presentence report shows that he is remorseful and regrets the offence. He was suitable for probation to be guided on law abiding.
2. In the spirit of prison decongestion, the convict Maurice Otieno is hereby released from prison to serve conditional discharge and not to commit any offence for the next one year.
3. The file is hereby closed. I so order.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA, THIS 20TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2022R.E. ABURILIJUDGE