Schofield Schofield Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1984 to 2022; busiest year 1985 (8 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal allowed (2); Appeal dismissed (1); Appeal successful (1)
• Civil Suit: The plaintiff's claim was dismissed. (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1); Appeal allowed in respect of counts I, II, III, IV, and VII, (1); Appeal successful, convictions quashed (1); The conviction is quashed. (1)
• Civil: Denied the Plaintiff's application to strike out the Defenda (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (4)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Section 87(a) (1)
• Section 304(1) and 279(b) of the Penal Code (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Wakf Commissioners Act (cap 109) (1)
• Civil Procedure Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the High Court at Kisumu, Schofield J (1), Appeal from the Resident’s Magistrate’s Court (1), Appeal from the Resident Magistrate’s Court (1)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/8, Quashed convictions and sentences set aside: 1/8, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 1/8, Appeal successful, convictions quashed: 1/8
• [Civil] outcomes — Denied the Plaintiff's application to strike out the Defendants' Statement of Defence.: 1/1
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The plaintiff's claim was dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~9761 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Release of the appellant if still in prison (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (4), Section 304(1) and 279(b) of the Penal Code (1), Civil Procedure Rules (1), Criminal Procedure Code (1), Section 87(a) (1)