[2024] KEHC 7285 (KLR)
The court found that there was no material or proceedings filed for perusal and consideration to justify a review of the applicant's sentence. Without such material, the court is unable to interfere with or review the lawful sentence imposed by the trial court and upheld on appeal. The application for revision was...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 7285 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Francis Odame Otieno; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E096 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Robbery With Violence, Sentencing Review, Mandatory Sentences
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Francis Odame Otieno
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the court should review the applicant's sentence of life imprisonment following commutation from the mandatory death sentence.
- 2 Whether there is sufficient material or proceedings before the court to justify a review of the sentence.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that there was no material or proceedings filed for perusal and consideration to justify a review of the applicant's sentence. Without such material, the court is unable to interfere with or review the lawful sentence imposed by the trial court and upheld on appeal. The application for revision was therefore dismissed for want of merit and lack of supporting documentation.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application dated 25th April 2024 is dismissed.
- This file is closed.
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Otieno v Republic (Criminal Revision E096 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 7285 (KLR) (12 June 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 7285 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Criminal Revision E096 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
June 12, 2024
Between
Francis Odame Otieno
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original conviction and sentence in Kisumu Chief Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. 250 of 2004)
Ruling
1. The Applicant Francis Odame Otieno is a convict of robbery with violence contrary to Section 295 as read with Section 296 (2) of the Penal Code.
2. This was vide Kisumu Chief Magistrate Criminal Case No. 250 of 2004, over 20 years ago.
3. He appealed to the High Court vide HCCRA No. 211 of 2004 which appeal was dismissed and so was his appeal to Court of Appeal vide Court of Appeal Criminal Appeal No. 490 of 2007.
4. He now seeks for review of mandatory death sentence which was commuted to life imprisonment.
5. I am unable to find any material upon which to review the lawful sentence as no proceedings were filed for perusal and consideration.
6. The application dated 25th April 2024 is hereby dismissed.
7. This file is closed.
8. Applicant to be notified.
Dated, Signed and Delivered at Kisumu this 12th Day of June, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGEPage 2 of 2