[2022] KEHC 16836 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant, having served only about 2½ years out of the 8-year sentence for defilement of a 14-year-old, was not suitable for sentence review. The sentence imposed by the trial court was neither illegal nor excessive, and there were no exceptional circumstances to warrant interference. The...
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- Citation
- [2022] KEHC 16836 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Daniel Ouma Otieno; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Siaya
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E112 of 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Application for Sentence Revision
- Outcome
- application for sentence revision declined
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Defilement, Sentencing Review, Sexual Offences, Juvenile Victim
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Daniel Ouma Otieno
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Application for Sentence Revision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is suitable for sentence revision for the offence of defilement.
- 2 Whether the period already served by the applicant justifies a reduction or alteration of the sentence.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant, having served only about 2½ years out of the 8-year sentence for defilement of a 14-year-old, was not suitable for sentence review. The sentence imposed by the trial court was neither illegal nor excessive, and there were no exceptional circumstances to warrant interference. The application for sentence revision was therefore declined, and the original sentence was upheld.
Court Disposition
application for sentence revision declined
Orders
- Application for sentence revision is declined.
- File closed.
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Otieno v Republic (Criminal Revision E112 of 2022) [2022] KEHC 16836 (KLR) (21 December 2022) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2022] KEHC 16836 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Siaya
Criminal Revision E112 of 2022
RE Aburili, J
December 21, 2022
Between
Daniel Ouma Otieno
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(Being an Application for sentence revision in Bondo PM’s Criminal Case No. 47 of 2019 delivered by Hon. S.W. Mathenge, Resident Magistrate on 15. 5.2020)
Ruling
1. The convict is Daniel Ouma Otieno. He was convicted and sentenced to serve 8 years imprisonment for offence of defilement. The victim was aged 14 years old.
2. He has served about 2½ years only, out of the 8 years imposed. The convict is not suitable for sentence review.
3. I decline to revise his sentence.
4. File closed. I so order.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT SIAYA, THIS 21ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2022R.E. ABURILIJUDGE