Trevelyan Trevelyan Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1978 to 2025; busiest year 2025 (10 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (7); Affirmed (2); The motion is dismissed. (1); The appeal is partly allowed, with the conviction upheld and (1)
• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Application dismissed (5); The warrant of arrest is set aside, and the bail is reinstat (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2)
• Criminal Revision: The application is dismissed. (2)
• Sentence: Sentence imposed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (17)
• Penal Code (8)
• Sexual Offences Act (6)
• Constitution of Kenya (6)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (3)
• Civil Procedure Act (3)
• Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) (2)
• Section 333(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (10), Application for leave to file a fresh and proper verifying affidavit (2), First Appeal (2)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeals dismissed with costs: 1/3, Appeal dismissed: 1/3, Appeal dismissed for want of prosecution.: 1/3
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 6/33, Affirmed: 2/33, Appeal Allowed: 1/33, The conviction was quashed and the appellant was acquitted.: 1/33
• [Criminal Appeals] outcomes — The convictions of the appellants on the alternative charge were upheld.: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — The application is allowed.: 1/3, The plaintiff's plaint was not struck out, but the plaintiff was ordered to provide the requested particulars.: 1/3, The plaintiff's suit was dismissed for want of prosecution.: 1/3
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/3, The application for bail pending appeal was denied.: 1/3

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~24460 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The appellant must now be treated as a remand prisoner and brought before a Court of competent jurisdiction with due despatch there to be dealt with by law (1)
• The fine will be repaid. (1)
• Probation (1)
• Access to the child granted to the Petitioner (1)
• Quashing of conviction and sentence. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (16), Penal Code (7), Constitution of Kenya (6), Sexual Offences Act (6), Civil Procedure Act (3)