Lord Widgery Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1998 to 2026; busiest year 2019 (16 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (11); Affirmed (10); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (3); The appeal was dismissed. (3)
• Criminal: Guilty (5); Not guilty (2); The appeal was dismissed. (2); Not Guilty (2)
• Judicial Review: The application is struck out with no order as to costs. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (18)
• Section 296(2) of the Penal Code (5)
• Sexual Offences Act No 3 of 2006 (4)
• Sexual Offences Act, 2006 (4)
• Evidence Act (4)
• Criminal Procedure Code (4)
• Sexual Offences Act (3)
• Section 203 of the Penal Code (3)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (12), Appeal from conviction and sentence (11), Appeal from the original trial (8)
• [Criminal] outcomes — Guilty: 5/20, Not Guilty: 2/20, Not guilty: 2/20, The appeal was dismissed.: 2/20
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 8/41, Affirmed: 7/41, The appeal was dismissed.: 3/41, Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 3/41
• [Appeal] outcomes — The appeal is upheld and the judgment of the learned trial Magistrate is set aside.: 1/1
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Judgment quashed the decision to roll out Huduma Cards.: 1/5, The suit is struck out with costs to the 2nd respondent.: 1/5, The application is struck out with no order as to costs.: 1/5, The application was dismissed.: 1/5
• [Petition for Judicial Review] outcomes — Dismissed with costs: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~23274 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Remand for retrial (2)
• Each party bears its own costs (1)
• Set appellant at liberty (1)
• Set at liberty (1)
• Reconsideration of the case by the trial court (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.0
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (16), Evidence Act (4), Sexual Offences Act, 2006 (4), Sexual Offences Act No 3 of 2006 (4), Section 203 of the Penal Code (3)