[2023] KEHC 20173 (KLR)
The High Court found that the sentence imposed on the applicant, following his own plea of guilty, was lawful and appropriate. There was no error, illegality, or impropriety in the sentence that would warrant the exercise of the court's revisionary jurisdiction. The application for revision therefore lacked merit...
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- Citation
- [2023] KEHC 20173 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Dominic Terer; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nakuru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Revision Case E648 of 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Revision / Ruling
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Judges
- SM Mohochi
- Legal Topics
- Plea of Guilty, Sentencing, Revision Jurisdiction
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Dominic Terer
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Revision / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence imposed upon the applicant following his plea of guilty was lawful and appropriate.
- 2 Whether there was any error or illegality in the sentence warranting revision by the High Court.
Ratio Decidendi
The High Court found that the sentence imposed on the applicant, following his own plea of guilty, was lawful and appropriate. There was no error, illegality, or impropriety in the sentence that would warrant the exercise of the court's revisionary jurisdiction. The application for revision therefore lacked merit and was dismissed.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application for revision is dismissed for want of merit.
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Terer v Republic (Revision Case E648 of 2022) [2023] KEHC 20173 (KLR) (6 July 2023) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 20173 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nakuru
Revision Case E648 of 2022
SM Mohochi, J
July 6, 2023
Between
Dominic Terer
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
Ruling
1. The Applicant was convicted on his own plea and fined Kshs.20,000 Count one in default imprisonment for one (1) year and Kshs 10,000, Count two, in default imprisonment for one (1) year; both sentence to run concurrently in Molo C M’s Criminal Case No E1869 of 2022.
This Court finds no fault as to the sentence imposed.The application fails for want of merit.It is so ordered.
SIGNED, DATED and DELIVERED in open Court at Nakuru onthis 6th July 2023________________________Mohochi S.MJUDGEIn the presence of:-Court Assistant – ScholaState Counsel – Ms. Mburu2