Makau Makau Beta

Main subject areas

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (13), Appeal from original trial (6), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (6)
• [civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 10/36, Affirmed: 3/36, The conviction and sentence are quashed, and the appellant is set at liberty.: 1/36, Appeal dismissed on conviction, sentence reduced to 7 years: 1/36
• [Land Registration] outcomes — The applicant's application was granted.: 1/1
• [Petition] outcomes — The Petition is dismissed.: 1/8, Affirmed: 1/8, Dismissed: 1/8, The court dismissed the appeal and ordered the respondents to pay general and exemplary damages to GSN.: 1/8
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 1/4, The Application is dismissed.: 1/4, The court granted the application for stay of execution pending the hearing of the appeal.: 1/4, Affirmed: 1/4

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~32050 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Order of inhibition (1)
• Set the Appellant free (1)
• Set the Appellant at liberty (1)
• Set the Appellant free unless otherwise lawfully withheld (1)
• None (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Law of Succession Act (17), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (11), Penal Code (10), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (9), Civil Procedure Act (9)