La Achode Beta

Main subject areas

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Application for extension of time to file an appeal (10), Second Appeal (7), Appeal from the Employment and Labour Relations Court (4)
• [Civil Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 5/27, The application is allowed.: 3/27, Dismissed with costs: 2/27, Appeal granted: 2/27
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 29/45, Affirmed: 5/45, Affirmed the conviction and death sentence.: 1/45, Appeal successful: 1/45
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 16/46, Application dismissed with costs: 4/46, Appeal allowed: 2/46, Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondent.: 2/46
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 4/12, The applicant is granted leave to file the appeal within seven days from the date of this ruling.: 1/12, The applicant's application for extension of time to file an appeal is granted.: 1/12, The motion is dismissed with costs.: 1/12
• [Civil Appeal (Application)] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/11, The court denied the application for stay of execution.: 1/11, The appeal is not struck out.: 1/11, Application for extension of time to serve the Record of Appeal allowed: 1/11

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~19944 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Extension of time to file an appeal (2)
• Costs to the appellants (1)
• Reduction of sentence (1)
• Stay of proceedings and execution (1)
• Costs of the application to abide the outcome of the appeal (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (14), Sexual Offences Act (11), Penal Code (10), Appellate Jurisdiction Act (5), Civil Procedure Rules (4)