Pelly Murphy Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2021; busiest year 2021 (1 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Succession: The grant of letters of administration to the petitioner is (1)
• Criminal Revision: The application is dismissed. (1); Affirmed (1)
• Criminal Appeal: The appeals were dismissed. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Probate and Administration Rules (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Act No. 10 of 1970 (1)
• Act No. 19 of 2014 (1)
• Act No. 25 of 2015 (1)
• Anti-Corruption and Economic Act No. 3 of 2003 (1)
• Security Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Petitioner's Application for Injunction and Declaration (1), Application for revision of trial court's order on submission of no case to answer (1), Appeal from a decision of the trial court (1)
• [Succession] outcomes — The grant of letters of administration to the petitioner is revoked, and the 1st respondent's actions are found to be intermeddling with the estate.: 1/1
• [Criminal Revision] outcomes — The application is dismissed.: 1/2, Affirmed: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~27576 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Revocation of the grant of letters of administration (1)
• Declaration of invalidity of the sale and subdivision of the land (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Probate and Administration Rules (1), Criminal Procedure Code (1), Act No. 10 of 1970 (1), Act No. 19 of 2014 (1), Act No. 25 of 2015 (1)