[2023] KEHC 27483 (KLR)
The court found that the probation officer's report dated 18th August 2023 was unfavourable to the applicant. As a result, the court declined to substitute the custodial sentence with a Community Service Order. The applicant was ordered to continue serving his original sentence in custody. The decision was based on...
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- Citation
- [2023] KEHC 27483 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Peter Owira; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision E057 of 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling on Application for Sentence Review
- Outcome
- application for sentence review dismissed; applicant to continue serving custodial sentence
- Judges
- MS Shariff
- Legal Topics
- Malicious Damage to Property, Stealing, Sentencing, Community Service Order
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Peter Owira
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling on Application for Sentence Review
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is eligible for a review of sentence under the Community Service Order provisions.
- 2 Whether the probation officer's report supports the applicant's request for a non-custodial sentence.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the probation officer's report dated 18th August 2023 was unfavourable to the applicant. As a result, the court declined to substitute the custodial sentence with a Community Service Order. The applicant was ordered to continue serving his original sentence in custody. The decision was based on the statutory requirement to consider the probation officer's assessment when determining eligibility for non-custodial sentences.
Court Disposition
application for sentence review dismissed; applicant to continue serving custodial sentence
Orders
- The applicant shall continue serving his sentence in custody.
- File closed.
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Owira v Republic (Criminal Revision E057 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 27483 (KLR) (19 October 2023) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 27483 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Criminal Revision E057 of 2023
MS Shariff, J
October 19, 2023
Between
Peter Owira
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The Applicant Peter Owira was charged and convicted of the offence of malicious damage to property contrary to section 339 (i) and stealing contrary to section 268 (i) as read with section 275 of the Penal Code in Nyando SPM’s Cr. Case No. E273 of 2023. He was sentenced on 14th June, 2023 to imprisonment for a period of 6 months. He now applies for review of his sentence under the provisions of the Community Service Order.
2. I have perused the sentence review dated 18th August, 2023 by Probation Officer, Nyando and I find that the same is unfavourable to the Applicant. I thus order that the Applicant continues serving his sentence in custody.
4. File closed.
DELIVERED, SIGNED AND DATED AT KISUMU THIS 19THDAY OF OCTOBER, 2023. MWANAISHA S. SHARIFF....................................JUDGEI certify that this is a true copy of the originalSignedDEPUTY REGISTRAR