Johnson Mwangi Kiama v Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] KEHC 6993 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 6993
- Citation
- [2021] KEHC 6993 (KLR)
- Decided
- 5 May 2021
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TypeCriminal RevisionPostureApplication for review and remission of sentence struck out for want of jurisdictionCoramGRACE L. NZIOKA
Holding
The application is struck out for want of jurisdiction as the Court of Appeal is seized of the appeal matter and this court is functus officio.
Facts
The applicant was convicted of robbery with violence and sentenced to death. He appealed to the High Court, which dismissed the appeal. The applicant then filed multiple applications seeking to have his sentence varied or reduced.
Issues
- Abuse of process
- Functus officio
Reasoning
The court ruled that the applicant's conduct amounts to abuse of the process of the court due to the Court of Appeal's jurisdiction over the appeal matter, and as the court is functus officio.
Outcome
Application struck out
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Prisons Act
Cases cited (1)
- Telkom Kenya Limited vs John Ochanda (2014) eKLR
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