Fred Ochieng Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2026; busiest year 2021 (175 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (76); Appeal allowed (14); Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside (6); Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed (6)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (41); Affirmed (11); Appeal allowed (9); Appeal successful (7)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (41); Appeal allowed (9)
• Civil Suit: Application dismissed (31); Appeal dismissed (15); Judgment set aside (6); Defendant's application dismissed (5)
• Civil: Application dismissed (16); Dismissed (10); Appeal dismissed (8)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (164)
• Civil Procedure Rules (106)
• Criminal Procedure Code (105)
• Civil Procedure Act (93)
• Sexual Offences Act (69)
• Constitution of Kenya (31)
• Evidence Act (27)
• Advocates Act (26)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original conviction and sentence (60), Appeal from conviction and sentence (52), Appeal from the original trial outcome (52)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 74/211, Appeal allowed: 14/211, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 6/211, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 6/211
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 4/51, The application for stay of execution is granted.: 3/51, Dismissed: 3/51, Application dismissed with costs: 1/51
• [Criminal Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/5, The trial will be mentioned on 6.12.04 to review the status of the appeal.: 1/5, The applications are dismissed.: 1/5, The court refrains from making any definitive pronouncement concerning the date from when the sentence should be calculated.: 1/5
• [Criminal Application for Bail Pending Appeal] outcomes — Bail granted pending appeal: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 16/165, Dismissed: 9/165, Appeal dismissed: 8/165, Dismissed with costs: 4/165

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10896 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (7)
• Stay of execution (7)
• Interim injunction (6)
• Injunction (6)
• Interlocutory injunction (6)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (162), Criminal Procedure Code (104), Civil Procedure Rules (104), Civil Procedure Act (92), Sexual Offences Act (68)