Sm Mohochi Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2023 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (221 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (40); Affirmed (12); Denied (3); Appeal allowed (3)
• Succession: Application dismissed (27); Appeal dismissed (9); The application is dismissed. (3); Dismissed (3)
• Miscellaneous Application: Application dismissed (15)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (14); Affirmed (7); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (4)
• Sentence Review: Application dismissed (7)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (101)
• Law of Succession Act (67)
• Civil Procedure Rules (63)
• Criminal Procedure Code (46)
• Probate and Administration Rules (45)
• Penal Code (35)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (13)
• Evidence Act (12)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original trial (39), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (31), Appeal from the original trial (20)
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 14/39, Denied: 2/39, The sentence is set aside and the case is remanded for reconsideration.: 2/39, Dismissed with costs: 2/39
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 40/137, Affirmed: 11/137, Appeal allowed: 3/137, The appeal is dismissed.: 3/137
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed: 27/144, Appeal dismissed: 10/144, The application is dismissed.: 3/144, Dismissed: 3/144
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 14/52, Affirmed: 7/52, Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 4/52, Affirmed the conviction and sentence.: 2/52
• [Family Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/11, Leave to appeal granted, stay of execution denied: 1/11, Appeal dismissed: 1/11, The appeal is dismissed, and the orders in the previous judgment are upheld.: 1/11

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18072 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (4)
• None (3)
• The applicants are ordered to provide security for costs (3)
• Re-sentencing (2)
• Stay of execution of the judgment (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (100), Law of Succession Act (68), Civil Procedure Rules (63), Criminal Procedure Code (47), Probate and Administration Rules (45)