Jesse Lessit Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2003 to 2026; busiest year 2022 (65 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (26); Affirmed (9); Appeal allowed (5); The application is granted. (4)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (17); Affirmed (2); The application is granted. (2)
• Appeal: The application is allowed. (6); Application dismissed (4)
• Civil Application: The application is allowed. (5); Application dismissed (4); The application is granted. (3)
• Civil Appeal (Application): Application dismissed (3); The application is granted. (2); Dismissed (2); The application is allowed. (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (12)
• Criminal Procedure Code (11)
• Sexual Offences Act (10)
• Appellate Jurisdiction Act (9)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (7)
• Court of Appeal Rules (6)
• Civil Procedure Rules (6)
• Civil Procedure Act (6)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the judgment of the Environment and Land Court (6), Application for leave to file an appeal out of time (6), Application for extension of time to file an appeal (5)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 23/85, Affirmed: 6/85, Appeal allowed: 4/85, The application is granted.: 4/85
• [Civil Application] outcomes — The application is allowed.: 5/27, Application dismissed: 4/27, The application is granted.: 3/27, Leave to amend the Notice of Appeal granted: 1/27
• [Appeal] outcomes — The application is allowed.: 6/25, Application dismissed: 4/25, The application is dismissed and the Notice of Motion application is returned to the registry.: 1/25, The application is granted.: 1/25
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 13/27, The application is granted.: 2/27, Appeal allowed in part: 1/27, Affirmed: 1/27
• [Civil Appeal (Application)] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/21, The application is granted.: 2/21, Dismissed: 2/21, The application is allowed.: 2/21

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~23340 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Extension of time to file an appeal (2)
• Costs to be in the cause (1)
• Extension of time to file the notice of appeal (1)
• Costs of this application to abide the outcome of the appeal. (1)
• Extension of time to file the Record of Appeal (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.1
• Frequently applied statutes: Sexual Offences Act (9), Appellate Jurisdiction Act (9), Criminal Procedure Code (7), Court of Appeal Rules (6), Penal Code (5)