Joel Ngugi Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2011 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (257 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (195); Affirmed (13); Appeal successful (13); Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence (13)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (103); Appeal allowed (23); Affirmed (13); Appeal dismissed with costs (7)
• Criminal: Guilty (14); The case is set down for defence hearing. (8); Guilty of manslaughter (6); The case shall be set down for defence hearing. (6)
• Civil Application: Application dismissed (8)
• Succession: Appeal dismissed (8)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (263)
• Criminal Procedure Code (211)
• Sexual Offences Act (123)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (88)
• Civil Procedure Act (43)
• Evidence Act (30)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (22)
• Sexual Offences Act, No. 3 of 2006 (22)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (88), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (44), No Case to Answer (18)
• [Appeal] outcomes — Quashed conviction and ordered retrial: 1/6, Appeal allowed: 1/6, Appeal successful: 1/6, Dismissed: 1/6
• [Constitutional and Human Rights] outcomes — No order as to costs: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 44/188, Quashed conviction and sentence: 11/188, Affirmation of conviction and sentence: 8/188, Appeal successful: 7/188
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The Application is dismissed.: 1/12, Application dismissed: 1/12, Hebby Ondieki ordered to pay costs associated with the opposition to the taxation of the Bill of Costs: 1/12, Re-sentencing granted, death penalty replaced with 21 years in prison.: 1/12
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 28/80, Appeal allowed: 7/80, Affirmed: 5/80, Appeal successful: 3/80

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~14894 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Release from prison (4)
• Re-trial ordered (4)
• Set the Appellant at liberty (4)
• Stay of execution (3)
• Re-trial of the case (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.1
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (146), Criminal Procedure Code (72), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (61), Civil Procedure Act (23), Sexual Offences Act (22)