Stephen Githinji Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (133 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (53); Affirmed (7); Appeal successful, conviction and sentence quashed (6); The conviction and sentence are quashed. (3)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (34); Affirmed (17); The appeal is dismissed. (5); Appeal successful (4)
• Succession: Application dismissed (5)
• Miscellaneous Application: Application dismissed (4); The application is granted. (2)
• Miscellaneous Civil Application: Dismissed (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (45)
• Civil Procedure Rules (33)
• Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (23)
• Sexual Offences Act No 3 of 2006 (19)
• Criminal Procedure Code (18)
• Penal Code (18)
• Law of Succession Act (18)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (16)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (29), First Appeal (20), Appeal from Original Conviction and Sentence (9)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 34/97, Affirmed: 17/97, The appeal is dismissed.: 5/97, Appeal upheld: 4/97
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The ex-parte applicant's application was dismissed.: 1/4, The County Government and SBM Bank are ordered to pay pending salaries to Raindrops Limited's employees.: 1/4, The application for judicial review was dismissed.: 1/4, Dismissed: 1/4
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed: 5/18, The court grants the application to allow the rm of M/S Kithi and Company Advocates to come on record for the Respondents/Applicants herein.: 1/18, The grant of letters of administration was revoked.: 1/18, Affirmed: 1/18
• [Criminal] outcomes — Convicted of manslaughter: 1/3, The accused persons are ordered to remain in custody.: 1/3, Acquitted: 1/3
• [Insolvency] outcomes — The company is ordered to be liquidated by the court.: 1/4, The application is dismissed.: 1/4, The debtor's application was dismissed.: 1/4, Denied: 1/4

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~12192 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (2)
• Set appellant free (2)
• Order for rent to be deposited in a joint account (2)
• The court ordered the trial court to provide for maintenance for the child. (1)
• leave to come on record granted (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (45), Civil Procedure Rules (33), Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (19), Sexual Offences Act No 3 of 2006 (18), Law of Succession Act (18)