[2015] KEHC 798 (KLR)
The court found that both the pre-sentence and sentence review reports indicated the accused's family and community were not ready to receive him back, making a non-custodial sentence inappropriate. The court considered the purpose of sentencing, including community protection and rehabilitation, and determined that...
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- Citation
- [2015] KEHC 798 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Republic; Respondent: Anthony Maina Wahio
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nyeri
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Revision 19 of 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- Sentence confirmed; revision declined.
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing Principles, Possession of Psychotropic Substances, Plea of Guilty
- Source Language
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Parties
Republic
Applicant
Anthony Maina Wahio
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence imposed on the accused for possession of cannabis was correct, legal, or proper.
- 2 Whether the home and community environment justified a revision of the sentence.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that both the pre-sentence and sentence review reports indicated the accused's family and community were not ready to receive him back, making a non-custodial sentence inappropriate. The court considered the purpose of sentencing, including community protection and rehabilitation, and determined that interfering with the sentence would not serve the interests of the community, the family, or the accused. Therefore, the court declined to revise the sentence and ordered the accused to serve the remainder of his prison term.
Court Disposition
Sentence confirmed; revision declined.
Orders
- The accused shall serve the remaining part of his sentence in prison.
Full Case Text
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23 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OFV KENYA AT NYERI
(CRIMINAL DIVISION)
CRIMINAL REVISION NUMBER 19 OF 2015
Republic ……………………….............………….……Prosecutor
VERSUS
Anthony Maina Wahio.....................………….…………Accused
RULING
This is a revision pursuant to the provisions of Section 362of the Criminal Procedure Code.[1] The power of the High Court under Section362 of the Criminal Procedure Code[2] is for the High Court to satisfy itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of any finding, sentence or order recorded or passed, and as to the regularity of the proceedings.
The accused was tried and convicted on his own plea of guilty of the offence of being in possession of Cannabis contrary to Section 3 (1) (a) of the Psychotropic Substances Act[3] and sentenced to serve three years imprisonment on 28. 3.2014.
Before passing the sentence, the Learned Magistrate asked for a report from the Probation Officer. The Community Service Officer, Mukurweini submitted a pre-sentence report dated 28. 3. 2014. The report was unfavourable to the accused and recommended that the home environment was not conducive for him.
A sentence review report dated 19. 12. 2014 was filed in court prompting this revision. Just like the first report, the second report reviewed that relatives have a negative attitude towards him and are not ready to receive him back. The home environment is not conducive for him.
I have considered the accused pleaded guilty to the offence and I have also considered the said report and I am persuaded that the family and the community are not yet ready to receive him back. I have also considered the purpose of sentencing and the principles of sentencing under the common law[4] which are inter alia to :-
To protect the community from the offender;
To promote the rehabilitation of the offender;
I have also considered the sentence imposed and the remaining period of his sentence and I find that it may not be in the interests of the community, the family and the accused for this court to interfere with the said sentence. Accordingly, I order that the accused serves the remaining part of his sentence in prison.
Orders accordingly
John M. Mativo
Judge
[1]Cap 75, Laws of Kenya
[2] Ibid
[3] Act No. 4 of 1994
[4] Regina vs MA {2004}145A