Said Said Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2009 to 2020; busiest year 2013 (24 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeals allowed, appellants set at liberty (3); Appeal Dismissed (3); Appeals allowed (3); Appeal Disallowed (3)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); The appellant was set at liberty. (1); The appeal is dismissed and the conviction and sentence are (1)
• Land Dispute: Dismissed with costs (1)
• Probate and Administration: Appeal dismissed (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal successful (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (13)
• Criminal Procedure Code (4)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (3)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (3)
• Limitation of Actions Act (2)
• Constitution of Kenya (2)
• Section 296 (2) of the Penal Code (1)
• Registered Land Act, Chapter 300 of Laws of Kenya (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal against conviction and sentence (9), Appeal from conviction and sentence (7), Appeal from the original trial (3)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal Disallowed: 3/34, Appeals allowed: 3/34, Appeal Dismissed: 3/34, Appeals allowed, appellants set at liberty: 3/34
• [Adverse Possession] outcomes — The Plaintiff is declared the owner of Plot No. Kakamega/Lukose/773 and the Defendant is ordered to transfer the property to the Plaintiff within 30 days.: 1/3, Appeal dismissed in favor of the plaintiff: 1/3, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/3
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The application is dismissed: 1/2, The ex parte applicant's application for certiorari and prohibition was dismissed.: 1/2
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/5, The appeal is dismissed and the conviction and sentence are confirmed.: 1/5, The appellant was set at liberty.: 1/5, Appeal Disallowed: 1/5
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal successful: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18053 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The Plaintiff is declared the owner of Plot No. Kakamega/Lukose/773 (1)
• recovery of the property by the plaintiff (1)
• None (1)
• The respondent is ordered to vacate the disputed land. (1)
• The defendant is ordered to vacate the land (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (13), Criminal Procedure Code (4), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (3), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (3), Limitation of Actions Act (2)