John Onyiego Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (247 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Application dismissed (57)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (47); Affirmed (4); Appeal dismissed, conviction upheld, sentence reduced (4); Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside (4)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (23); Affirmed (10); Appeal allowed (4)
• Criminal Revision: Application dismissed (16)
• Criminal: The accused is placed on his defence. (11); Guilty (8); Acquitted (4); Guilty of murder (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (124)
• Criminal Procedure Code (86)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (53)
• Civil Procedure Act (41)
• Law of Succession Act (38)
• Evidence Act (32)
• Civil Procedure Rules (26)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (21)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (109), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (51), Appeal from original trial (35)
• [Succession] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/58, Application dismissed: 2/58, Application rejected: 2/58, Dismissed: 2/58
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 5/20, Dismissed: 3/20, Application denied: 1/20, Reinstatement of the application: 1/20
• [Constitutional and Human Rights] outcomes — Affirming the decision of the lower court: 1/1
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Affirmed: 5/30, Judgment in favor of the Respondents: 1/30, The Petitions were dismissed.: 1/30, Struck out: 1/30
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The application is allowed.: 4/29, Application allowed: 2/29, Application dismissed: 1/29, The ex-parte application is allowed.: 1/29

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~16665 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (4)
• None (3)
• Set appellant free (3)
• Stay of execution (2)
• Costs shall be in the cause (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (121), Criminal Procedure Code (79), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (53), Civil Procedure Act (32), Law of Succession Act (31)