Guracho Abdullah Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1983 to 2025; busiest year 1987 (12 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (7); The conviction and sentence are quashed. (2); Appeal allowed, convictions and sentences quashed (1); Appeal successful, conviction and sentence set aside, retria (1)
• Divorce: Dissolution of marriage granted (1)
• Criminal: The application is granted. (1)
• Winding Up Petition: Petition Granted (1)
• Criminal Application: The applications for bail are refused. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (10)
• Criminal Procedure Code (4)
• Sexual Offences Act (2)
• Constitution of Kenya (1)
• Evidence Act, Section 77 (1)
• Traffic Act section 46 (1)
• Companies Act 1963 (1)
• Winding Up Rules (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (5), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (4), Appeal allowed against sentence, conviction dismissed (1)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 6/16, The conviction and sentence are quashed.: 2/16, Appeal allowed against sentence, conviction dismissed: 1/16, Appeal Allowed: 1/16
• [Criminal Application] outcomes — The applications for bail are refused.: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Criminal Application] outcomes — Bail refused.: 1/2, Bail granted: 1/2
• [Winding Up Petition] outcomes — Petition Granted: 1/1
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — Dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~8258 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Quashed conviction (1)
• Set aside sentence of imprisonment and order of disqualification (1)
• Released the appellant unless otherwise lawfully held (1)
• Costs to be paid out of the company's estate (1)
• Re-trial of the case (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (10), Criminal Procedure Code (4), Sexual Offences Act (2), Penal Code section 162(b) (1), Traffic Act section 46 (1)