republic vs mohamed bakari 2023 tzhc 16640 3 april 2023

republic vs mohamed bakari 2023 tzhc 16640 3 april 2023

The court found the offence to be medium level manslaughter involving a single non-fatal blow without a weapon, and after deducting three years spent in remand from the minimum sentence, imposed a one-year imprisonment term.

Citation
republic vs mohamed bakari 2023 tzhc 16640 3 april 2023
Parties
Prosecutor: The Republic; Accused: Mohamed Bakari
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
3 April 2023
Procedural Posture
Criminal Session Case / Sentencing Ruling
Outcome
Convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Manslaughter, Sentencing, Mitigation and Aggravation, Remand Credit
Source Language
English

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Parties

The Republic

Prosecutor

Mohamed Bakari

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal Session Case / Sentencing Ruling

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for manslaughter under Tanzanian law
  2. 2 Consideration of mitigating and aggravating factors in sentencing

Ratio Decidendi

The court found the offence to be medium level manslaughter involving a single non-fatal blow without a weapon, and after deducting three years spent in remand from the minimum sentence, imposed a one-year imprisonment term.

Court Disposition

Convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • Mohamed Bakari is sentenced to one year imprisonment for manslaughter contrary to section 195 and 198 of the Penal Code Cap 16 RE 2022.
  • Right to appeal explained.