CRIMINAL SESSION NO

CRIMINAL SESSION NO

The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the caution statement was voluntarily made by the accused, as the accused admitted to signing it by thumbprint and there was no credible evidence of involuntariness or coercion. The objection to admissibility was found to be an afterthought and unsupported by the evidence.

Citation
CRIMINAL SESSION NO
Parties
Prosecution: Republic; Accused: Pedito Herman Ilimu
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2023
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Ruling on Admissibility of Caution Statement (trial Within Trial)
Outcome
Objection overruled; caution statement admitted as Exhibit P3.
Legal Topics
Murder, Admissibility of Confession, Voluntariness of Confession, Fingerprint Evidence
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Evidence Law Murder Admissibility of Confession Voluntariness of Confession Fingerprint Evidence

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Parties

Republic

Prosecution

Pedito Herman Ilimu

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Ruling on Admissibility of Caution Statement (trial Within Trial)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the accused's caution statement was voluntarily made and thus admissible as evidence

Ratio Decidendi

The prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the caution statement was voluntarily made by the accused, as the accused admitted to signing it by thumbprint and there was no credible evidence of involuntariness or coercion. The objection to admissibility was found to be an afterthought and unsupported by the evidence.

Court Disposition

Objection overruled; caution statement admitted as Exhibit P3.

Orders

  • Caution Statement (PF 2D) dated 30th December 2022 is admitted as Exhibit P3.
  • Right of appeal explained.