Maureen Odero Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2026; busiest year 2016 (35 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal: Not Guilty (8); Guilty (3); Acquittal (3); Acquitted (2)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (7); Appeal allowed (2); Appeal dismissed, judgement upheld (1)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (7); The suit is withdrawn and discontinued. (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5); Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed (4); Appeal allowed (2); Affirmation of conviction and sentence (1)
• Succession: Application dismissed (2); Appeal dismissed (2); The grant of probate of written will was confirmed, and the (1); The proceedings are stayed pending the determination of the (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (22)
• Criminal Procedure Code (15)
• Civil Procedure Rules (15)
• Civil Procedure Act (Cap.21, Laws of Kenya) (10)
• Civil Procedure Act (8)
• Law of Succession Act (6)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (6)
• Evidence Act (5)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (143), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (52), Appeal from the original trial outcome (41)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 100/319, Appeal successful: 18/319, Appeal successful, conviction and sentence quashed: 17/319, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 15/319
• [Contempt of Court] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/5, Allowed: 1/5, The application for contempt was dismissed.: 1/5, No orders on costs: 1/5
• [Civil Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/11, The court allows the Applicant's Notice of Motion.: 1/11, Allowing the 1st Respondent's Notice of Motion application dated 3rd November 2009 in terms of prayers (2) and (3) thereof.: 1/11, The application was dismissed.: 1/11
• [Criminal Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 5/15, Application dismissed, hearings of cases against the applicant proceed.: 1/15, The trial court's order is quashed: 1/15, The case will proceed before the trial magistrate.: 1/15
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/47, Dismissed: 3/47, Appeal dismissed: 3/47, The application is allowed.: 2/47

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~8829 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set the Appellant at liberty (16)
• Set the appellant at liberty (7)
• None (4)
• Set the appellants at liberty (3)
• Costs in the cause (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (246), Criminal Procedure Code (107), Sexual Offences Act 2006 (30), Children Act 2001 (19), Constitution of Kenya (16)