Lydia Achode Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2025; busiest year 2012 (8 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3); Quashed conviction and sentence, appellant set at liberty (1); Appeal allowed, sentences quashed, appellant set at liberty (1); Appeal allowed, convictions quashed, death sentence set asid (1)
• Motion to Reopen Defense Case: The application was denied. (1)
• Succession: Application granted (1)
• Petition for New Trial: Petition dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (4)
• NIC Bank (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Evidence Act (1)
• Article 99(2)(d) of the Constitution (1)
• Article 103(1)(g) of the Constitution (1)
• Article 259 of the Constitution (1)
• Article 159 of the Constitution (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original conviction and sentence (7), Appeal from conviction and sentence in original case (1), Appeal from conviction and sentence (1)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/9, Appeal allowed, sentences quashed, appellant set at liberty: 1/9, Appeal allowed, convictions quashed, death sentence set aside, appellants set at liberty: 1/9, Appeals allowed, convictions quashed, sentences set aside: 1/9
• [Succession] outcomes — Application granted: 1/1
• [Petition for New Trial] outcomes — Petition dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18335 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Cancellation of land entries to enable the Administrator to administer the estate and distribute it to beneficiaries (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (4), NIC Bank (1), Criminal Procedure Code (1), Evidence Act (1), Article 99(2)(d) of the Constitution (1)