19780202 TZHC Dodoma1
The appellant, acting as a ward secretary, solicited and received money from villagers corruptly to induce authorities to forbear moving them, and the evidence of accomplices was corroborated by independent testimony. The conviction and statutory minimum sentence were proper.
- Citation
- 19780202 TZHC Dodoma1
- Parties
- Appellant: Aloys Mbiyabo; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 2 February 1978
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Corruption, Accomplice Evidence, Appeal, Sentencing
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Aloys Mbiyabo
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant solicited and received money corruptly as an agent under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1971
- 2 Whether the evidence of accomplices required corroboration and if such corroboration existed
- 3 Whether the conviction and sentence were proper in law
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant, acting as a ward secretary, solicited and received money from villagers corruptly to induce authorities to forbear moving them, and the evidence of accomplices was corroborated by independent testimony. The conviction and statutory minimum sentence were proper.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Conviction and sentence affirmed
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