[2023] KEHC 27479 (KLR)
The court found that the sentence review report was favourable to the applicant and that the requirements for issuing a community service order under section 3 of the Community Service Orders Act No. 8 of 2018 were satisfied. Consequently, the court exercised its discretion to review the applicant's custodial...
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- Citation
- [2023] KEHC 27479 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Felix Otieno Ouma; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E112 of 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review
- Outcome
- Applicant's custodial sentence reviewed and substituted with a community service order.
- Judges
- MS Shariff
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Review, Community Service Order, Stealing Motor Vehicle
- Source Language
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Parties
Felix Otieno Ouma
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant's custodial sentence should be reviewed and substituted with a community service order.
- 2 Whether the sentence review report supports the applicant's request for a non-custodial sentence.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the sentence review report was favourable to the applicant and that the requirements for issuing a community service order under section 3 of the Community Service Orders Act No. 8 of 2018 were satisfied. Consequently, the court exercised its discretion to review the applicant's custodial sentence and substituted it with a community service order, assigning the applicant to perform community service work at Karombe Primary School for a period of six months under supervision.
Court Disposition
Applicant's custodial sentence reviewed and substituted with a community service order.
Orders
- Applicant's sentence of 3 years imprisonment is reviewed and substituted with a community service order for 6 months at Karombe Primary School.
- Applicant to be supervised by the head teacher of Karombe Primary School and the probation officer, Winam Probation Office, during the period of community service.
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Ouma v Republic (Criminal Revision E112 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 27479 (KLR) (18 October 2023) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 27479 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Criminal Revision E112 of 2023
MS Shariff, J
October 18, 2023
Between
Felix Otieno Ouma
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The Applicant Felix Otieno Ouma was charged and convicted of the offence of stealing of a motor vehicle contrary to section 278 A of the Penal Code in Winam SPM Cr. Case No. 564 of 2022. He was sentenced on December 29, 2022 to serve 3 years imprisonment. He now applies for review of his sentence under the provisions of the Community Service Order.
2. I have perused the sentence review report dated 21st August 2023 and I find that the same is favourable to the Applicant. I thus pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of the Community Service Order No. 8 of 2018 hereby review the Applicant’s sentence and I do hereby issue a Community Service Order assigning him community service work at Karombe Primary School for a period of 6 months.
3. The Applicant shall be supervised by the head teacher Karombe Primary school and the probation officer, Winam Probation Office during the said period.
DELIVERED, SIGNED AND DATED AT KISUMU THIS 18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023. MWANAISHA S. SHARIFFJUDGE