Thomas Obutu Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2017; busiest year 2017 (5 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal: Not Guilty (4); Convicted of Manslaughter (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside (1); Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (4)
• Sexual Offences Act, 2006 (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Kenyatta International Criminal Court Act (1)
• Section 203 of the Penal Code (1)
• Section 202(1) of the Penal Code (1)
• Section 2010(1) of the Penal Code (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and acquittal (2), Appeal from a conviction of murder (2), Appeal from conviction and sentence (1)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 1/2, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 1/2
• [Criminal] outcomes — Not Guilty: 4/5, Convicted of Manslaughter: 1/5

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~9461 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The accused is to be set at liberty (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (4), Sexual Offences Act, 2006 (1), Criminal Procedure Code (1), Kenyatta International Criminal Court Act (1), Section 203 of the Penal Code (1)