Thripsisa Cherere Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (218 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (44); Appeal allowed (15); Affirmed (8); Appeal granted (7)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (28); Affirmed (12); Appeal successful (11); Affirmed the conviction and sentence. (4)
• Succession: Appeal dismissed (19); Application dismissed (10); The application is granted. (6); Appeal upheld (5)
• Criminal: Not Guilty (14); Not guilty (10); Guilty (6); Acquitted (6)
• Criminal Miscellaneous Application: Application dismissed (6)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (96)
• Civil Procedure Act (84)
• Criminal Procedure Code (83)
• Civil Procedure Rules (75)
• Law of Succession Act (38)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (26)
• Evidence Act (24)
• Sexual Offences Act (22)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original trial (63), Appeal from conviction and sentence (52), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (26)
• [Election Petition] outcomes — The petition is not struck out.: 1/2, The court granted the application for scrutiny and recount of votes in the specified polling stations.: 1/2
• [Election Appeal] outcomes — The appeal was dismissed, and the 1st respondent was ordered to bear the costs of the petition and the appeal.: 1/2, The appeal is dismissed, and the orders are stayed pending the hearing and determination of the appeal.: 1/2
• [Petition for Constitutional Review] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — Leave to appeal granted: 2/25, Dismissed: 2/25, Leave to appeal out of time granted: 2/25, The application is granted.: 2/25
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed: 2/16, Leave to appeal out of time granted: 2/16, The applicant is granted leave to appeal, but the prayer for stay of execution is declined.: 1/16, Appeal dismissed: 1/16

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~8434 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (11)
• Stay of execution pending appeal. (6)
• Rectification of the certificate of confirmation of grant (4)
• Leave to appeal out of time (4)
• Quashed conviction (4)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (96), Civil Procedure Act (84), Criminal Procedure Code (83), Civil Procedure Rules (75), Law of Succession Act (38)