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REPUBLIC V JARED OWINO UMIRA ALIAS JAJINA [2013] KEHC 3589 (KLR)

[2013] KEHC 3589 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
3589
Citation
[2013] KEHC 3589 (KLR)
Decided
9 May 2013
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TypeCriminalPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentenceCoramH.K. CHEMITEI
Holding

The court reduces the sentence from death to 20 years imprisonment.

Facts

The accused was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, but the court reduced the sentence to 20 years imprisonment.

Issues

  1. Mitigation of sentence due to accused's family circumstances and remorse
  2. Prescribed sentence of death and its reduction to 20 years imprisonment

Reasoning

The court considers the accused's remorse and family circumstances, and reduces the sentence from death to 20 years imprisonment.

Outcome

Appeal upheld, sentence reduced

Orders

  • Ordering the accused to serve a custodial sentence of twenty (20) years from the date of the delivery of this ruling
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