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Stephen Akhonya Musonye v Republic [2018] KEHC 909 (KLR)

[2018] KEHC 909 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
909
Citation
[2018] KEHC 909 (KLR)
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TypeSentence ReviewPosturePetition for retrial and review of sentenceCoramW. MUSYOKA
Holding

The death penalty is reviewed and substituted with a sentence of thirty (30) years imprisonment.

Facts

The petitioner was convicted of robbery with violence in 2005 and sentenced to death. He appealed to the High Court and the Court of Appeal but his appeals were dismissed. He now seeks a retrial based on new evidence.

Issues

  1. Review of sentence
  2. Retrial based on new evidence

Reasoning

The court reviewed the case and found that the death penalty was inappropriate given the recent Supreme Court decision and the lack of evidence supporting the death penalty.

Outcome

The death penalty is replaced with a sentence of thirty (30) years imprisonment.

Orders

  • Substitute sentence of thirty (30) years imprisonment
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