Ngaah Jairus Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2026; busiest year 2015 (121 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (62); Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside (19); Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed (12); Appeal allowed (11)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (38); Appeal allowed (10); Appeal dismissed with costs (5)
• Succession: Application dismissed (20); Appeal dismissed (16); Dismissed (5); Application granted (3)
• Criminal: Guilty (11); Acquitted (10); Bail granted (6); Guilty of murder (3)
• Adoption: Adoption granted (9); Appeal allowed (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (82)
• Penal Code (70)
• Law of Succession Act (38)
• Civil Procedure Rules (37)
• Civil Procedure Act (36)
• Sexual Offences Act, No. 3 of 2006 (33)
• Probate and Administration Rules (32)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (21)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (64), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (46), Appeal from original trial (40)
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/17, Application dismissed with costs: 2/17, The plaintiff's claim for half of the property acquired during the marriage is dismissed.: 1/17, The plaintiff's suit was allowed.: 1/17
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 38/116, Appeal allowed: 10/116, Appeal dismissed with costs: 5/116, Appeal struck out: 3/116
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 57/188, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 18/188, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 12/188, Appeal allowed: 10/188
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The application is rejected.: 2/13, Dismissed with costs: 2/13, Application dismissed: 2/13, The applicant's application for bail pending appeal is dismissed.: 1/13
• [Election Petition] outcomes — Petitioner's Petition dismissed with costs: 1/6, The petition is struck out.: 1/6, Petitioner's applications dismissed: 1/6, Petitioner's Motion dated 29th May, 2013 is dismissed: 1/6

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~15959 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Revocation of grant (5)
• Revocation of the grant (4)
• Set appellant at liberty (3)
• Set the appellant at liberty (3)
• Set the appellant at liberty unless lawfully held (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (79), Penal Code (69), Law of Succession Act (38), Civil Procedure Rules (37), Civil Procedure Act (36)