Robert Kamwaro Saitabau v Republic [2021] KEHC 1011 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 1011
- Citation
- [2021] KEHC 1011 (KLR)
- Decided
- 6 December 2021
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TypeMiscellaneous Criminal PetitionPostureRespondent's Motion to Dismiss Petitioner's Petition for ResentencingCoramF. M. GIKONYO, J.M. Bwonwonga
Holding
The court dismisses the petition as misconceived and an abuse of court process, and advises the petitioner to pursue his appeal in the Court of Appeal.
Facts
Petitioner was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He appealed to the Court of Appeal but his appeal seems to have disappeared. He then filed a petition for resentencing.
Issues
- Whether this court has jurisdiction to entertain resentencing in the circumstances of this petition?
Reasoning
The court found that the petitioner's petition is misconceived because the death sentence was imposed after considering the circumstances of the case, and not because of the Muruatetu decision.
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Orders
- Dismiss the petition
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- Section 333(2) CPC
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