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WYCLIFFE KAMANDI v REPUBLIC [2001] KEHC 26 (KLR)

[2001] KEHC 26 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
26
Citation
[2001] KEHC 26 (KLR)
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from original conviction and sentenceCoramV.V. PATEL
Holding

The prison sentence is reduced to such a period that will entitle the appellant for his release on 15/3/2001. The corporal punishment is reduced to three strokes.

Facts

The appellant, Wycliffe Kamandi, was convicted and sentenced in Criminal Case No.2083 of 1997 at the Principal Magistrate's Court at Kibera. He was in remand from March 1997 to December 1997 and is serving the sentence since then.

Issues

  1. Reduction of prison sentence
  2. Reduction of corporal punishment

Reasoning

The appeal is only against the sentence. The appellant had no previous conviction.

Outcome

Affirmed

Orders

  • Reduction of prison sentence
  • Reduction of corporal punishment

Remedies

  • Release on 15/3/2001
  • Three strokes corporal punishment
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