Farah Amin Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1985 to 2025; busiest year 2017 (50 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (16); Appeal successful (2); Appeals dismissed (2); Appeal allowed in part (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (13); Appeal allowed (3); Dismissed with costs (2)
• Succession: Application dismissed (13); Appeal dismissed (3); Revocation of Letters of Administration (2); The application is granted, and the 4th petitioner is restra (1)
• Civil Suit: Appeal dismissed (6); Application dismissed (5); The suit was not dismissed for want of prosecution. (1)
• Criminal: Life imprisonment (3); Guilty (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (14)
• Civil Procedure Act (14)
• Law of Succession Act (11)
• Criminal Procedure Code (10)
• Probate and Administration Rules (9)
• Civil Procedure Rules (9)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (9)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (7)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (16), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (12), Appeal from original trial (6)
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 6/31, Application dismissed: 3/31, The application is allowed, and the suit is not dismissed.: 1/31, The matter is adjourned for further witnesses.: 1/31
• [Fraud Dispute] outcomes — Adjournment granted: 1/1
• [Contract Dispute] outcomes — Appeal upheld: 1/1
• [Bankruptcy] outcomes — The applicant is ordered to be released from prison and a receiving order is issued against him.: 1/2, Petition dismissed: 1/2
• [Taxation of Bill of Costs] outcomes — The application for judgment and costs is allowed with interest on the taxed costs.: 1/2, The Court upheld the reduced amount of Kshs.210,152.00.: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~14210 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Revocation of Letters of Administration (4)
• Restraining order (2)
• Injunction to prevent the sale of the property. (1)
• Order for the Third Defendant to pay the Plaintiffs' costs. (1)
• Immediate release from prison. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (12), Civil Procedure Act (11), Law of Succession Act (11), Probate and Administration Rules (9), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (9)