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June 2013
The Republic v Keke (Confirmation Case No. 404 of 2010; Criminal Case no. 1 of 2009) [2013] MWHCCrim 2 (18 June 2013)
Conviction upheld; ten‑year robbery sentence reduced to seven years for improper sentencing and applicable mitigation.
  • Criminal Law
    • — Sentencing — Proportionality and constitutional limits: sentences must not be cruel, inhuman or degrading (s19(3) Constitution)
    • — Robbery — Starting points for robbery: s301(1) five years; s301(2) eight years; firearms cases ten years
  • Criminal Procedure — Guilty Plea — Mitigation and reduction of sentence (up to one‑third) for an unequivocal plea
18 June 2013