Ruth Sitati Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2026; busiest year 2017 (161 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (149); Affirmed (24); Appeals dismissed (13); Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed (12)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (75); Appeal allowed (14); Appeal granted (6); The appeal is struck out with costs. (5)
• Criminal: Guilty (24); Not guilty (21); Acquitted (18); Not Guilty (10)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (18)
• Succession: Appeal dismissed (13); Application dismissed (13)

Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (160)
• Civil Procedure Act (121)
• Civil Procedure Rules (104)
• Criminal Procedure Code (95)
• Probate and Administration Rules (47)
• Law of Succession Act (39)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (30)
• Sexual Offences Act (29)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original conviction and sentence (78), Appeal from conviction and sentence (72), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (47)
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed: 9/96, Appeal dismissed: 8/96, Application dismissed with costs: 3/96, Application allowed: 3/96
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 4/45, Application dismissed: 4/45, Dismissed: 3/45, The application is dismissed: 2/45
• [Injunction Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/3, The application for injunction is granted.: 1/3, Application dismissed with costs: 1/3
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 111/250, Affirmed: 17/250, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 8/250, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 8/250
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 16/22, Appeal allowed: 2/22, The appellant's appeal is allowed on sentence only: 1/22, The notice of motion is allowed.: 1/22

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~13278 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (4)
• Order for retrial (3)
• Injunction (3)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (3)
• None specified (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (123), Criminal Procedure Code (63), Civil Procedure Act (43), Civil Procedure Rules (37), Probate and Administration Rules (26)