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Criminal Law [2021] KEHC 4618 (KLR)

FOO v Republic

FOO v Republic [2021] KEHC 4618 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Petition 63 of 2020
Judge
CM Kamau

The High Court dismissed a sentence-review petition in an incest case, holding that Muruatetu did not apply, but ordered custody time to count under section 333(2).

  • Sentencing Review
  • Incest Offence
  • Application Of Section 333 2 Cpc
  • Muruatetu Jurisprudence
  • Rehabilitation And Remorse
  • Mandatory Vs Maximum Sentence
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Criminal Law [2020] KEHC 6955 (KLR)

Ibrahim Sory Diallo v Republic

Ibrahim Sory Diallo v Republic [2020] KEHC 6955 (KLR)

Court
High Court
Case number
Criminal Appeal 152 of 2018
Judge
LK Kimaru

High Court held that life imprisonment under section 4(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act is discretionary, not mandatory, and reduced the sentence to 15 years.

  • Sentencing Discretion
  • Narcotic Drugs Offences
  • Mitigation Factors
  • Mandatory Vs Maximum Sentence
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Drug-trafficking
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