amosi mgaji another vs republic 2021 tzhc 9433 29 december 2021
The order reducing sentence failed to reflect the court's judgment that sentences should run concurrently; therefore, the court must amend the order to incorporate the correct direction.
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- Citation
- amosi mgaji another vs republic 2021 tzhc 9433 29 december 2021
- Parties
- Applicant: Amosi Mgaji@Seje; Applicant: Juma Mlemeta; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 29 December 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Application for Correction of Sentence Order
- Outcome
- application granted
- Legal Topics
- Armed Robbery, Arson, Sentencing, Correction of Court Record
- Source Language
- english
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Parties
Amosi Mgaji@Seje
Applicant
Juma Mlemeta
Applicant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Application for Correction of Sentence Order
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the order reducing sentence accurately reflected the court's judgment regarding concurrent sentences
- 2 Whether the court should amend its record to match its judgment
Ratio Decidendi
The order reducing sentence failed to reflect the court's judgment that sentences should run concurrently; therefore, the court must amend the order to incorporate the correct direction.
Court Disposition
application granted
Orders
- The order reducing sentence dated 27th September 2006 is amended to state that the sentences shall run concurrently as ordered by the court.
- The Deputy Registrar shall sign the amended order reducing sentence in lieu of the impugned order.
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