[2015] KEHC 1739 (KLR)
Upon becoming aware of the applicant's conviction and sentence through his criminal appeal, the High Court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction to review the lower court proceedings. The judge determined that a probation report was necessary to inform the court before making any further orders regarding the...
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- Citation
- [2015] KEHC 1739 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Peter Mwangi Waceke; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Naivasha
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision 88 of 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Court Order on Revision; Post Conviction, Pre Final Orders
- Outcome
- Probation report ordered; further orders pending receipt of report.
- Judges
- CW Meoli
- Legal Topics
- Criminal Revision, Probation Report, Sentencing Review
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Peter Mwangi Waceke
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Court Order on Revision; Post Conviction, Pre Final Orders
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the court should call for a probation report before making further orders on the applicant's conviction and sentence.
Ratio Decidendi
Upon becoming aware of the applicant's conviction and sentence through his criminal appeal, the High Court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction to review the lower court proceedings. The judge determined that a probation report was necessary to inform the court before making any further orders regarding the applicant's conviction and sentence. The order for a probation report is a procedural step to ensure that all relevant circumstances are considered before the court issues substantive orders on revision.
Court Disposition
Probation report ordered; further orders pending receipt of report.
Orders
- The Probation Office is directed to tender a report on the applicant on or before 9/10/2015 to enable the court to make further orders.
Full Case Text
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13 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIVASHA
CRIMINAL REVISION NO. 88 OF 2015
PETER MWANGI WACEKE………….…………………APPLICANT
-VERSUS-
REPUBLIC……………………………………………RESPONDENT
(From original Conviction and Sentence in Criminal Case No. 825 of 2014 of the Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court at Engineer - M. K. Mutegi, SRM)
COURT ORDER ON REVISION
1. Having become aware of the accused’s conviction and sentence through his Criminal Appeal No. 66 of 2015, I directed that a revision file be opened.
2. I do now direct, upon reviewing the proceedings in the lower court, namely Engineer Criminal Case No. 825 of 2014 that the Probation Office tenders a report on the Appellant on or before 9/10/2015 as will enable the court make further orders in the matter.
Written and signed at Naivasha this 28th day of September, 2015
C. MEOLI
JUDGE