Hpg Waweru Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2014 to 2023; busiest year 2022 (42 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal allowed (4); Appeal dismissed (3); Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence (2); Appeal partially allowed (2)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2)
• Criminal: Bail granted (1); The accused is not cross-examined on the statement he denied (1)
• Judicial Review: The application for leave to apply for judicial review is al (1); The court grants the order of mandamus. (1)
• Miscellaneous Civil Case: The application is dismissed with costs. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (14)
• Sexual Offences Act, No 3 of 2006 (7)
• Criminal Procedure Code (6)
• Sexual Offences Act, 2006 (3)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (3)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (2)
• Civil Procedure Act (2)
• Civil Procedure Rules (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original Sentence (9), Appeal against Conviction and Sentence (5), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (5)
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Affirming the High Court's decision to hear the case: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed: 4/35, Appeal dismissed: 3/35, Partial appeal allowed: 2/35, Appeal partially allowed: 2/35
• [Negligence] outcomes — Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff's estate: 1/1
• [Medical Negligence] outcomes — Judgment for the plaintiff in favor of damages for pain, suffering, and loss of amenities, and for the cost of raising and educating the child.: 1/1
• [Criminal] outcomes — Guilty: 1/4, Bail granted: 1/4, The accused is not cross-examined on the statement he denied is his.: 1/4, The court rejected the application for nolle prosequi and ordered the case to proceed.: 1/4

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~6871 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set the Appellant at liberty (2)
• Damages for pain, suffering, and loss of amenities (1)
• Damages for cost of raising and educating the child (1)
• The Appellant is set at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held. (1)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (14), Sexual Offences Act, No 3 of 2006 (7), Criminal Procedure Code (6), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (3), Sexual Offences Act, 2006 (3)