Erastus Githinji Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1998 to 2025; busiest year 2005 (3 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); The appeal is partially allowed, with the excess refunded an (1); The appeal was partially allowed, and the order for the retu (1); The appeal was dismissed. (1)
• Appeal: The appeal was allowed, the judgment of the Court of Appeal (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeals dismissed (1); All appeals dismissed (1); Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside. (1); Appeal allowed, conviction for murder reduced to manslaughte (1)
• Civil Suit: The suit against the second defendant is struck out. (1); The suit against the second defendant (the President) is str (1)
• Constitutional Petition: The petition was dismissed. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (2)
• Article 163(4) of the Constitution (1)
• Robbery with Violence (1)
• Handling Stolen Property (1)
• Resisting Arrest (1)
• Burglary and Stealing from a Dwelling House (1)
• Civil Procedure Act (1)
• Constitution of Kenya (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and sentence of the High Court at Kisii (1), Appeal from the High Court judgment (1), Appeal from the Judgment and Decree of the High Court of Kenya at Kisumu (1)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside.: 1/3, Appeal allowed, conviction for murder reduced to manslaughter: 1/3, Appeal dismissed: 1/3
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/5, The appeal is partially allowed, with the excess refunded and the award of loss of user upheld.: 1/5, The appeal was partially allowed, and the order for the return of the child to Kenya was dismissed. The appellant's notice of motion for discharge of the ex parte order for return of the child was ordered to be heard on priority basis.: 1/5, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/5

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~35938 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The excess of Shs.41,000/= is refunded to the insured (1)
• The costs of the appeal are shared (1)
• Sentences backdated to the date of the original conviction (1)
• Hearing of the appellant's notice of motion for discharge of the ex parte order for return of the child on priority basis (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (cap 63) sections 203, 204 (1), Sale of Goods Act (1), section 26(3)(a) of the Constitution (1), section 26(8) of the Constitution (1), section 77 of the Constitution (1)