Ngolika Ngolika Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2016 to 2025; busiest year 2025 (5 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Affirmed the conviction and sentence (7); Affirmed (6); Appeal dismissed (3); Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence set aside (1)
• Criminal: Not guilty (1)
• Appeal: Affirmed the conviction and sentence (1)
• Succession: The protest is dismissed, and the grant is confirmed with eq (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (5)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (4)
• Evidence Act (2)
• Section 296(2) of the Penal Code (2)
• Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (2)
• Traffic Act (1)
• Medical evidence arising from examination of an accused linking him to delement (1)
• Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and sentence (6), Appeal from the original conviction and sentence (2), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (2)
• [Succession] outcomes — The protest is dismissed, and the grant is confirmed with equal distribution of the land.: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 7/18, Affirmed: 6/18, Appeal dismissed: 3/18, The appeal is dismissed: 1/18
• [Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 1/1
• [Criminal] outcomes — Not guilty: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~37264 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Equal distribution of the deceased's estate (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 3.0
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (5), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (4), Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (2), Section 296(2) of the Penal Code (2), Evidence Act (2)