[2024] KEHC 15770 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant, convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to seven years imprisonment, had only served one year and two months of his sentence. Given the seriousness of the offence and the short duration served, the court held that there was no good cause or reason to revise the sentence. The...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 15770 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Stephen Otieno Owino; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kibera
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision 215 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review Application
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- DR Kavedza
- Legal Topics
- Sentence Review, Sexual Offences, Prison Decongestion
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Stephen Otieno Owino
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Sentence Review Application
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is eligible for sentence revision in light of the Chief Justice Memo on prison decongestion.
- 2 Whether the seriousness of the offence precludes early release.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant, convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to seven years imprisonment, had only served one year and two months of his sentence. Given the seriousness of the offence and the short duration served, the court held that there was no good cause or reason to revise the sentence. The application for sentence review was therefore dismissed as lacking merit, and the applicant was found ineligible for early release under the current circumstances.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for sentence revision is dismissed for lack of merit.
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Owino v Republic (Criminal Revision 215 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 15770 (KLR) (13 December 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 15770 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kibera
Criminal Revision 215 of 2024
DR Kavedza, J
December 13, 2024
Between
Stephen Otieno Owino
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. This file was opened for purposes of considering whether the Stephen Otieno Owino is suitable for consideration of their sentence review in the spirit of prison decongestion pursuant to the Chief Justice Memo dated 7th December 2022.
2. The applicant was convicted on 10th August 2023 for the offence of sexual assault contrary to section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006. He was sentenced to seven (7) years imprisonment.
3. The applicant has only served one year and two months of his sentence of seven (7) years imprisonment.
4. In my view I find no good cause or reason to revise the sentence imposed.
5. The offence committed is serious, therefore the appellant is not eligible for early release.
6. The application dismissed for lacking in merit.
Orders accordingly.RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2024________________D. KAVEDZAJUDGE