19780202 TZHC Dodoma1

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

  1. 1 Whether the appellant solicited and received money corruptly as an agent under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1971
  2. 2 Whether the evidence of accomplices required corroboration and if such corroboration existed
  3. 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