Martha Koome Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2002 to 2026; busiest year 2014 (130 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (84); Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed (8); Affirmed (6); Appeal successful (4)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (63); Affirmed (19); Appeal allowed (12); Appeal dismissed with costs (7)
• Succession: Appeal dismissed (11); Application dismissed (10); Application dismissed with costs (4)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (10)
• Civil: Application dismissed (8); Appeal dismissed (6); Dismissed (6)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (63)
• Law of Succession Act (57)
• Civil Procedure Rules (54)
• Penal Code (52)
• Criminal Procedure Code (49)
• Evidence Act (22)
• Sexual Offences Act (20)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (18)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the High Court judgment (29), Second Appeal (26), Appeal from a High Court judgment (24)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 79/201, Appeal allowed: 6/201, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 5/201, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, death sentence set aside: 4/201
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 25/76, Appeal allowed: 8/76, Dismissed: 3/76, The application is granted.: 2/76
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 27/56, Affirmed: 6/56, Appeal allowed: 4/56, Appeal successful: 2/56
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 111/497, Application dismissed: 47/497, Dismissed: 34/497, Appeal allowed: 27/497
• [Succession] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~17822 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set the appellant at liberty (3)
• Costs to the appellant (3)
• Set the appellants at liberty (2)
• Stay of execution of the decree (2)
• General damages (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (48), Criminal Procedure Code (41), Court of Appeal Rules (25), Employment Act (25), Civil Procedure Act (21)