Francis Karan Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2026; busiest year 2020 (5 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (2); The judgment of the trial court is set aside, and a new gran (1); The appeal is partially successful. (1)
• Criminal Revision: Application dismissed (1); Affirmed (1)
• Land Allocation Dispute: The Plaintiff's suit is dismissed. (1)
• Succession Dispute: The Plaintiff's suit was dismissed with costs. (1)
• Land Dispute: Judgment in favor of the plaintiffs (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (4)
• Constitution of Kenya (3)
• Law of Succession Act (2)
• Civil Procedure Rules (2)
• Criminal Procedure Code (2)
• Criminal Procedure Code, Sections 362 and 364 (1)
• Small Claims Court Act 2016 (1)
• Evidence Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from an original trial (1), Appeal from the High Court, Nairobi, Civil Case 1411 of 2004 (1), Appeal from original trial (1)
• [Civil] outcomes — Injunction granted: 1/1
• [Constitutional Reference] outcomes — The suits are to proceed through affidavits and submissions, with the discretion to call viva voce evidence if necessary.: 1/1
• [Human Rights Violation] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal successful for the main charge, conviction and sentence quashed; alternative charge of indecent act found to be proven.: 1/2, Affirming conviction, setting aside sentences, substituting 12 months imprisonment and Ksh.100,000 fine: 1/2
• [Criminal] outcomes — Not Guilty: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~26309 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Injunction (1)
• Declaration of violation (1)
• Compensation (1)
• Damages (1)
• 12 months imprisonment and Ksh.100,000 fine (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (3), Constitution of Kenya (3), Criminal Procedure Code (2), Government Land Act (1), Trust Land Act (1)