Chitembwe B Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2019; busiest year 2013 (6 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeals allowed (2); Appeal Disallowed (1); Appeal allowed, appellants set at liberty (1); Appeal allowed (1)
• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Appeals dismissed, appellants set at liberty (1)
• Judicial Review: The suit is dismissed. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Taxpayer Protection Act (TPA) (1)
• Income Tax Act (ITA) (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal against conviction and sentence (2), Appeal against conviction and sentence from the original Criminal Case No. 412 of 2009 (1), Appeal from a conviction and sentence of death (1)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeals allowed: 2/7, Appeal Disallowed: 1/7, Appeal allowed, appellants set at liberty: 1/7, Appeal allowed: 1/7
• [Miscellaneous Criminal Application] outcomes — Appeals dismissed, appellants set at liberty: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~13283 words
• Includes panel decisions

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (1), Criminal Procedure Code (1)