Joyce Khaminwa Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1999 to 2025; busiest year 2004 (118 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (14); Appeal allowed (7)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (9); Affirmed (4); Appeal dismissed with costs (2); Application dismissed (2)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (4); Application dismissed with costs (3); Defendant's application dismissed (2); Appeal granted (2)
• Civil Suit: Dismissed with costs (4); Application dismissed (3); Application dismissed with costs (3); Appeal dismissed (2)
• Appeal: Affirmed (2); Appeal dismissed (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (15)
• Criminal Procedure Code (11)
• Civil Procedure Rules (11)
• Penal Code (8)
• Law Reform Act (5)
• Customs & Excise Act (4)
• Civil Procedure Act, Cap.21 (4)
• Advocates Act (4)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original conviction and sentence (49), Appeal from conviction and sentence (39), Appeal from Original Conviction and Sentence (19)
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 6/57, In favor of the plaintiff: 4/57, Application dismissed: 4/57, Dismissed: 3/57
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 80/232, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 19/232, Appeal allowed: 11/232, Appeal successful: 6/232
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Dismissed with costs: 3/23, Judgment in favor of the applicant: 2/23, The application is allowed.: 2/23, The application for judicial review is granted.: 1/23
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/7, Judgment entered for Plaintiff in the sum of Shs.573,400/- plus costs and interest at court rates.: 1/7, plaintiff wins: 1/7, The court upholds the judgment of the Resident Magistrate and orders the appellant to pay the respondent Shs.112,500/= plus interest and costs.: 1/7
• [Bail Application] outcomes — Bail granted: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~4662 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set appellant at liberty (5)
• Damages awarded to the plaintiff (3)
• Costs to the respondent (3)
• Set aside conviction and sentence (3)
• Set the appellant at liberty (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (71), Civil Procedure Act (23), Criminal Procedure Code (20), Succession Act (12), Registered Land Act Cap. 300 (11)