Morris Nzioka Mbithi v Republic [2020] KEHC 2544 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2544
- Citation
- [2020] KEHC 2544 (KLR)
- Decided
- 12 October 2020
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TypeMiscellaneous Criminal ApplicationPostureApplication for review of sentenceCoramD. K. Kemei - J
Holding
The application is dismissed as the applicant's application lacks merit and the court is functus officio.
Facts
The applicant, Morris Nzioka Mbithi, was convicted of defilement and sentenced to life imprisonment. He had previously filed an appeal and a review application, both of which were dismissed.
Issues
- Whether the court can review the applicant's life imprisonment sentence
- Whether the doctrine of functus officio bars the court from entertaining the application
Reasoning
The court found that the case cited (Francis Karioko Muruatetu & Anor v R (2017) eKLR) is not applicable as it pertains to a mandatory death sentence for murder, not a life sentence for defilement. The court also noted that the applicant's appeal and review application have already been handled and advised to move to the Court of Appeal.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- Francis Karioko Muruatetu & Anor v R (2017) eKLR
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