Okeyo v Republic [2023] KEHC 26810 (KLR)

Okeyo v Republic (Criminal Petition E026 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 26810 (KLR) (18 December 2023) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2023] KEHC 26810 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Criminal Petition E026 of 2023

RE Aburili, J

December 18, 2023

Between

Felix Okoth Okeyo

Applicant

and

Republic

Respondent

(From the original conviction and sentence in Senior Principal Magistrate Criminal Sexual Offences Case No. E080 of 2021 at Winam)

Ruling

1. The applicant in his application dated 15th November 2023 claims that he was convicted and sentenced to serve ten (10) years imprisonment for the offence of attempted defilement vide Winam SPM Sexual Offences Case No. E080 of 2021 on September 12, 2022, although he also gives September 12, 2023 as date of conviction.

2. There is no indication on whether he appealed. Nonetheless, no copy of proceedings and judgment are annexed.

3. I find the application for reduction of sentence not supported. The application dated November 15, 2023 is hereby dismissed.

4. File closed.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023R. E. ABURILIJUDGE