Mliwa v Republic (Criminal Appeal E006 of 2020) [2021] KEHC 9783 (KLR) (12 February 2021) (Ruling)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 9783
- Citation
- [2021] KEHC 9783 (KLR)
- Decided
- 12 February 2021
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TypeCriminal AppealPostureAppeal from a conviction and sentence of 30 years imprisonment for sodomy.CoramJ.N. ONYIEGO, JO NYARANGI
Holding
The sentence of 30 years imprisonment is reduced to 20 years imprisonment.
Facts
The appellant was convicted of sodomy and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. The victim was 9 years old and still traumatized. The appellant claimed to have reformed and was ready to reform.
Issues
- Whether the sentence of 30 years imprisonment is appropriate given the mitigating factors and the victim's trauma.
- Whether the court can exercise discretion to reduce the sentence to 20 years imprisonment.
Reasoning
The court reduced the sentence due to the victim's ongoing trauma and the appellant's first-time offense and guilty plea, despite the seriousness of the offense.
Outcome
Appeal upheld, sentence reduced from 30 years to 20 years.
Orders
- The sentence of 30 years imprisonment is substituted with a sentence of 20 years imprisonment to be calculated from the date of sentence.
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