20110908 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The trial was vitiated by a fatal procedural irregularity as the pleas of the appellants were not individually recorded and the record was silent on the opportunity to object to the translator, especially given the language barrier.
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- Citation
- 20110908 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Abdallah Ally Ghuhad and 5 Others; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 8 September 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Plea Taking, Procedural Irregularity, Language Barrier, Conviction and Sentence
- Source Language
- english
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Parties
Abdallah Ally Ghuhad and 5 Others
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the plea was properly recorded for each appellant individually
- 2 Whether the language barrier and opportunity to object to the translator were properly addressed
Ratio Decidendi
The trial was vitiated by a fatal procedural irregularity as the pleas of the appellants were not individually recorded and the record was silent on the opportunity to object to the translator, especially given the language barrier.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- decision of the trial court quashed
- sentence set aside
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