abdallah mohamed kilo others vs republic 2012 tzca 121 29 june 2012
The charge was defective for duplicity and lack of specificity, resulting in unfair hearing and conviction for offences not supported by evidence; proceedings and convictions quashed, retrial ordered.
- Citation
- abdallah mohamed kilo others vs republic 2012 tzca 121 29 june 2012
- Parties
- Appellant: Abdallah Mohamed @ Killo; Appellant: Said Shabani; Appellant: Juma Jafary; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 29 June 2012
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
- Outcome
- proceedings and convictions quashed, sentences set aside, retrial ordered
- Legal Topics
- Defective Charge, Fair Hearing, Identification Evidence, Doctrine of Recent Possession, Omnibus Charge, Duplicity
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Abdallah Mohamed @ Killo
Appellant
Said Shabani
Appellant
Juma Jafary
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the charge was defective for duplicity and lack of specificity
- 2 Whether the appellants were convicted on evidence not led
- 3 Whether the appellants received a fair hearing
Ratio Decidendi
The charge was defective for duplicity and lack of specificity, resulting in unfair hearing and conviction for offences not supported by evidence; proceedings and convictions quashed, retrial ordered.
Court Disposition
proceedings and convictions quashed, sentences set aside, retrial ordered
Orders
- Quash proceedings and judgments of trial and appellate courts
- Set aside convictions and sentences
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