[2013] KEHC 1348 (KLR)

[2013] KEHC 1348 (KLR)

The court, after reviewing the Community Service Officer's report and the lower court proceedings, found the report favourable and concurred that the inmate was suitable for a community service order. Exercising its revisionary jurisdiction, the court revised the custodial sentence so that the appellant would serve...

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Citation
[2013] KEHC 1348 (KLR)
Parties
Respondent: Republic; Appellant: Frankline Juma Chonge
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Bungoma
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Revision Case 60 of 2013
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Order on Revision
Outcome
custodial sentence revised to probation
Legal Topics
Sentence Revision, Community Service Order, Probation Orders
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Sentence Revision Community Service Order Probation Orders

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Parties

Republic

Respondent

Frankline Juma Chonge

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Revision / Order on Revision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the custodial sentence should be revised in light of the Community Service Officer's report.

Ratio Decidendi

The court, after reviewing the Community Service Officer's report and the lower court proceedings, found the report favourable and concurred that the inmate was suitable for a community service order. Exercising its revisionary jurisdiction, the court revised the custodial sentence so that the appellant would serve the remainder of the sentence on probation, thereby substituting the custodial sentence with a non-custodial community-based sanction.

Court Disposition

custodial sentence revised to probation

Orders

  • The custodial sentence is revised; the inmate shall serve the remainder of the sentence on probation.