Nelson Karan Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2018 to 2025; busiest year 2025 (1 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal: Guilty of murder (2); The accused is acquitted of the charge of murder. (1)
• Costs Dispute: Application dismissed with no orders as to costs (1)
• Appeal: The court finds in favor of the applicants, allowing the app (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Advocates Act (1)
• Penal Code (1)
• Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act (1)
• Penal Code CAP 63 of the Laws of Kenya (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Section 362 of the CPC (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction for murder (2), Appeal from a conviction and sentence for murder (1), Appeal from a lower court decision on bail terms (1)
• [Criminal] outcomes — Guilty of murder: 2/3, The accused is acquitted of the charge of murder.: 1/3
• [Appeal] outcomes — The court finds in favor of the applicants, allowing the appeal and ordering the lower court record to be reviewed.: 1/1
• [Costs Dispute] outcomes — Application dismissed with no orders as to costs: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~24609 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• to review the lower court record to determine the alleged impropriety in the bail terms (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 3.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code CAP 63 of the Laws of Kenya (1), Criminal Procedure Code (1), Section 362 of the CPC (1), Penal Code (1), Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act (1)