19900313 TZCA Arusha2
The omission to re-examine defence witnesses did not occasion a failure of justice or prejudice the appellant's right to a fair trial; conviction was based on contradictions in evidence-in-chief, not cross-examination.
- Citation
- 19900313 TZCA Arusha2
- Parties
- Appellant: Appellant (unnamed); Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 13 March 1990
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Cattle Theft, Right to Re Examination, Fair Trial
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Appellant (unnamed)
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether failure to re-examine defence witnesses prejudiced the appellant's right to a fair trial
- 2 Whether omission occasioned a failure of justice
Ratio Decidendi
The omission to re-examine defence witnesses did not occasion a failure of justice or prejudice the appellant's right to a fair trial; conviction was based on contradictions in evidence-in-chief, not cross-examination.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
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