[2024] KEHC 7350 (KLR)
The court found that the sentence review report dated 11th August 2023 was not favourable to the applicant. Consequently, the court held that the applicant should continue serving his custodial sentence as originally imposed, as the requirements for substitution with a Community Service Order were not met.
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 7350 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Joseph Ouma; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E095 of 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review Application
- Outcome
- Application for sentence review dismissed. Applicant to continue serving sentence in custody.
- Judges
- MS Shariff
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Review, Community Service Order, Breaking and Entering
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Joseph Ouma
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review Application
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is eligible for a review of sentence under the Community Service Order provisions.
- 2 Whether the sentence review report supports the applicant's release from custody.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the sentence review report dated 11th August 2023 was not favourable to the applicant. Consequently, the court held that the applicant should continue serving his custodial sentence as originally imposed, as the requirements for substitution with a Community Service Order were not met.
Court Disposition
Application for sentence review dismissed. Applicant to continue serving sentence in custody.
Orders
- The applicant shall continue serving his sentence in custody.
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Ouma v Republic (Criminal Revision E095 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 7350 (KLR) (18 June 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 7350 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Criminal Revision E095 of 2023
MS Shariff, J
June 18, 2024
Between
Joseph Ouma
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The Applicant Joseph Ouma was charged and convicted of the offence of breaking into a building and committing a felony contrary to Section 306 (a) of the Penal Code in Winam SPM’s Cr. Case No. E578 of 2022. He was sentenced on 24th February, 2023 to serve 2 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 11th August 2023 and I find that the same is not favourable to the Applicant wherefore the Applicant to continue serving his sentence in custody.
5. It is so ordered.
DELIVERED, SIGNED AND DATED AT KISUMU THIS 18THDAY OF OCTOBER, 2023. MWANAISHA S. SHARIFF....................................JUDGEI certify that this is a true copy of the originalSignedDEPUTY REGISTRAR