Leonard Odundo Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2023; busiest year 2021 (29 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (5); The court grants the stay of execution pending appeal (4); Appeal granted (2); Appeal dismissed (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Affirmed (2); The appeal was dismissed, and the life sentence imposed on t (1)
• Civil: The plaintiff's application is dismissed. (1); The suit against the Defendants/Applicants was dismissed. (1)
• Election Petition: The application to lift the attachment was dismissed. (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Petition dismissed (1); The High Court upheld the Petitioner's earlier sentences. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (19)
• Civil Procedure Rules (16)
• Criminal Procedure Code (5)
• Evidence Act (4)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (3)
• Sexual Offences Act, No. 3 of 2006 (3)
• Constitution of Kenya (Protection of Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) Practice a (2)
• Prisons Act (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appellate Court (4), Application for Leave to Institute Judicial Review Proceedings (3), Appeal from a previous judgment (3)
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The interested party was joined to the proceedings.: 1/3, The plaintiffs' claim for damages was partially successful.: 1/3, The court granted a stay of execution pending the determination of the appeal.: 1/3
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed with costs: 1/4, Appeal upheld: 1/4, The consent order regarding the distribution of part of the deceased's estate will not be set aside.: 1/4, The application is reinstated and heard on its merits.: 1/4
• [Petition for Constitutional Review] outcomes — The petition was dismissed.: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 2/9, Affirmed the convictions and sentences.: 1/9, Appeal upheld, conviction and sentence set aside: 1/9, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/9
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 5/31, The court grants the stay of execution pending appeal: 4/31, Appeal granted: 2/31, Appeal dismissed: 2/31

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~37087 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The applicants are ordered to provide reasonable security for the decree (1)
• The court ordered the applicants to deposit the sums in court within 30 days from the date of the ruling (1)
• The defendant is granted a stay of execution of the judgment and decree pending the hearing of the appeal (1)
• Stay of execution pending the appeal. (1)
• Remedies sought by the plaintiffs were granted. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (19), Civil Procedure Rules (16), Criminal Procedure Code (5), Evidence Act (4), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (3)