[2024] KEHC 7370 (KLR)
The court found that although the applicant did not specify the date of sentence, this omission was excusable given his unrepresented status. The court determined that no prejudice would be occasioned to the prosecution by granting leave to appeal out of time. Accordingly, the application for enlargement of time to...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 7370 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Vincent Ouma Wayoga; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application E088 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Leave to Appeal Out of Time
- Outcome
- application allowed
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Leave to Appeal Out of Time, Robbery With Violence, Conviction and Sentence, Enlargement of Time
- Source Language
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Parties
Vincent Ouma Wayoga
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Leave to Appeal Out of Time
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant should be granted leave to appeal out of time against conviction and sentence for robbery with violence.
- 2 Whether the absence of sentencing date details precludes the grant of leave.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that although the applicant did not specify the date of sentence, this omission was excusable given his unrepresented status. The court determined that no prejudice would be occasioned to the prosecution by granting leave to appeal out of time. Accordingly, the application for enlargement of time to file an appeal against the conviction and sentence in Winam SPM Criminal Case No E998 of 2021 was allowed. The applicant was granted 14 days from service of the order to file the appeal, which must be accompanied by a copy of the warrant of commitment to prison sentence showing the date of sentencing.
Court Disposition
application allowed
Orders
- Leave to appeal out of time is granted to the applicant.
- The applicant is granted 14 days from service of this order to file the appeal.
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Wayoga v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E088 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 7370 (KLR) (11 June 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 7370 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E088 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
June 11, 2024
Between
Vincent Ouma Wayoga
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original conviction and sentence in the Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. E998 of 2021 at Winam)
Ruling
1. The Applicant is Vincent Ouma Wayoga. He is a convict of Robbery with violence contrary to Section 296(2) of the Penal Code vide Winam SPM Criminal Case No E998 of 2021.
2. He seeks leave to appeal out of time from the conviction and sentence of ten (10) years imprisonment imposed on him by the trial court.
3. There is however no indication as to when he was sentenced.
4. Nonetheless, as the Applicant/convict is unrepresented and therefore those details may have escaped his attention, and as no prejudice will be occasioned to the prosecution if leave to enlarge time to file an appeal from the conviction and sentence in Winam SPM Criminal Case No E998 of 2021 is granted, I hereby allow the application dated 4th June 2024.
5. The Applicant is granted 14 days of service of this order upon him through prisons authorities.
6. The Petition of appeal shall be accompanied by a copy of warrant of commitment to prison sentence showing when the Applicant was sentenced by the lower court.
7. This file is closed.
8. I so order.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 11THDAY OF JUNE, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE