abubakar so sadick vs republic 2007 tzhc 265 20 august 2007

abubakar so sadick vs republic 2007 tzhc 265 20 august 2007

Failure to call a material witness without sufficient reason justified drawing an adverse inference against the prosecution, undermining the conviction.

Citation
abubakar so sadick vs republic 2007 tzhc 265 20 august 2007
Parties
Appellant: Abubakar Sadick; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
20 August 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Stealing by Agent, Duty to Call Material Witnesses, Adverse Inference
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Stealing by Agent Duty to Call Material Witnesses Adverse Inference

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Parties

Abubakar Sadick

Appellant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the conviction for stealing by agent was proper in absence of key prosecution witness
  2. 2 Whether failure to call a material witness justified an adverse inference against the prosecution

Ratio Decidendi

Failure to call a material witness without sufficient reason justified drawing an adverse inference against the prosecution, undermining the conviction.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • conviction quashed
  • sentence set aside