George Dulu Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2025; busiest year 2012 (177 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed (120); Appeal dismissed (110); Appeal allowed (30); Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, appellant set at liberty (14)
• Appeal: Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed (38); Appeal dismissed (34); Appeal allowed (12)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (29); Appeal allowed (14)
• Succession: Application dismissed (22); Application granted (10); Dismissed (8)
• Civil: Application dismissed (18); Dismissed (8); The application is granted. (7)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (202)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (129)
• Civil Procedure Rules (123)
• Criminal Procedure Code (102)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (63)
• Civil Procedure Act (61)
• Evidence Act (43)
• Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 75) (40)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (306), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (43), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (40)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 120/521, Appeal dismissed: 109/521, Appeal allowed: 30/521, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, appellant set at liberty: 14/521
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 18/123, Dismissed: 7/123, The application is granted.: 7/123, Application granted: 6/123
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Application dismissed: 11/38, Dismissed: 3/38, The application is allowed.: 2/38, Appeal dismissed: 2/38
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 38/139, Appeal dismissed: 34/139, Appeal allowed: 12/139, Appeal successful: 5/139
• [Application for Stay of Execution and Set Aside of Ex-Parte Judgment] outcomes — Application granted: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~8323 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs in the cause (11)
• Set appellant at liberty (10)
• Set the appellant at liberty (9)
• Interlocutory injunction (6)
• Set at liberty (6)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (201), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (128), Civil Procedure Rules (123), Criminal Procedure Code (102), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (63)