[2023] KEHC 2470 (KLR)

[2023] KEHC 2470 (KLR)

The court found that the extracted order erroneously stated the end date of the applicant's community service sentence as July 13, 2024, instead of the correct date, June 3, 2023, as ordered on December 21, 2022. The court held that it has the authority to correct such errors to ensure the sentence is executed as...

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Citation
[2023] KEHC 2470 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Erick Otieno Owino; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Criminal Revision E129 of 2022
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Outcome
application allowed
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Sentence Review, Community Service Order, Correction of Errors
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentence Review Community Service Order Correction of Errors

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Parties

Erick Otieno Owino

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Ruling

  1. 1 Whether the extracted order correctly reflected the sentence review period imposed on the applicant.
  2. 2 Whether the order required correction to align with the court's original intention.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the extracted order erroneously stated the end date of the applicant's community service sentence as July 13, 2024, instead of the correct date, June 3, 2023, as ordered on December 21, 2022. The court held that it has the authority to correct such errors to ensure the sentence is executed as intended. Accordingly, the court ordered that the order be extracted and served in line with the original orders, and closed the file.

Court Disposition

application allowed

Orders

  • The extracted order is to be corrected to reflect the sentence review period ending June 3, 2023, as originally ordered.
  • The corrected order shall be served in accordance with the orders of Hon J Kamau J made on December 21, 2022.