Jwo Otieno Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2011; busiest year 2010 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); The appeal is allowed, the convictions are quashed, and the (1); Affirmed (1); Appeal allowed, sentence set aside and substituted (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1); The appeal was dismissed. (1); The court granted an order for extension of time for the ser (1)
• Civil Application: The application for leave to appeal was refused. (1); The court granted the stay of execution pending the appeal. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (2)
• Penal Code (2)
• Children Act, 2001 (1)
• Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, 15 of 1960 (1)
• Evidence Act, 80 of 1960 (1)
• Evidence Act (cap 80) (1)
• Penal Code (cap 63) section 296 (2) (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (2), Appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Kitale (1), Application for leave to appeal against the order of the High Court (1)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/3, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/3, The court granted an order for extension of time for the service of a record of appeal on the respondents.: 1/3
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/6, The appeal is allowed, the convictions are quashed, and the appellants are set at liberty.: 1/6, Affirmed: 1/6, Appeal allowed, sentence set aside and substituted: 1/6
• [Civil Application] outcomes — The application for leave to appeal was refused.: 1/2, The court granted the stay of execution pending the appeal.: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~30649 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set the appellants at liberty (1)
• damages awarded to the respondent (1)
• Release from prison unless otherwise lawfully held (1)
• Set at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (2), Penal Code (2), Children Act, 2001 (1), Oaths and Statutory Declarations Act, 15 of 1960 (1), Evidence Act, 80 of 1960 (1)