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Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2016 to 2022; busiest year 2017 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal: Not Guilty (2); Guilty (1)
• Appeal: The Court grants the application. (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1); Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed (1); Appeal successful, convictions and sentences quashed (1); Appeal successful (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (1)
• Childrens Act No.8 of 2001 (1)
• Penal Code, Cap 63, Laws of Kenya (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Penal Code, Cap 63 Laws of Kenya (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and acquittal (2), Appeal from a conviction and sentence of death (1), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (1)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 1/4, Appeal successful, convictions and sentences quashed: 1/4, Appeal successful: 1/4, Appeal dismissed: 1/4
• [Criminal] outcomes — Not Guilty: 2/3, Guilty: 1/3
• [Appeal] outcomes — The Court grants the application.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10748 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The accused is to be set at liberty (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (1), Penal Code, Cap 63, Laws of Kenya (1), Penal Code, Cap 63 Laws of Kenya (1), Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (1), Childrens Act No.8 of 2001 (1)