19900313 TZCA Arusha2

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

  1. 1 Whether failure to re-examine defence witnesses prejudiced the appellant's right to a fair trial
  2. 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