19870526 TZHC Mtwara
The appellant failed to dispute the prosecution's case or present a defense, and the conviction and sentence were properly arrived at.
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- Citation
- 19870526 TZHC Mtwara
- Parties
- Appellant: Asha Hamisi; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 26 May 1987
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Obtaining Money by False Pretences, Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence
- Source Language
- english
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Parties
Asha Hamisi
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction for obtaining money by false pretences was proper
- 2 Whether the sentence imposed was appropriate
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant failed to dispute the prosecution's case or present a defense, and the conviction and sentence were properly arrived at.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Conviction and sentence upheld
Full Case Text
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APPELLAT~ JURI~DICTiuN HIGH C0UkT Ck!1V!Ii~-AL APi?t..hL i'-i'0•J~ -~F:)·9~3-~.,- . original Criminal case No.198 o:f· _i.~~p ~f che District Court of Masasi Oistri~-t': .at:, Masas:1 , • Before: n..Y. Kibona Esq., Distrie·t.. Magistrate· . ~),O:, AA &MI~I •••••••••••••••. .·fi·P 1?.&L~N'r ... (OrigUiol .k'ccuse"d) varsus e o • e O O O o o ••• O O RI:iSPONOr..N T ( C.=iginul ~rc.secutor) J U D G H t . . . . _ . q i ' - · ~ ... rJ ,,T _....... ' . ' Asha Hamisi WclS charg-.:..:: Wi. th t1-Jo cd~(.t~ts ·d£ ~bta.j,ning money by false pr~tences contr-.:.r:y to ::-.ection, !b~ oi th;.: Pen~l Cpd~ ana on'= of attt:m~ting to obtain money :hf f~iJ~- . ~~i:::teh¢ei.i • ." I ' , contrary tc S1.;;cticns 381 ,md 302 of t~~ P~nai Cpde. she was convicted of only one count of obtai_hiritj ... : .. •· ko~~y);y false prt::tences ana sentc;n~t.J to 12 months .impris91"111\erl~-~ Sha_ now appeal~ -··.:. against both the convic;:tion ana serlt~t:iee. . ..:... .. ~·. -'"' . ~ ':,. . Th~ fct1:;ts as outlined by the pr~s(.ldUtion were §~p~e and b.rief. The 1"linistry o;f .Qefer\i~ de~U$¥~ :_:of eijtabJ..i.sh;j,ng a camp at }\i jl-.::nga -~:c~a in 11aSa$i Ois;.ric;: t-, ~~t, oyt to ,ompensate residt.:n ts of .::L t..i:ea tntend.·aa to ~ a~qy.ired i or ~he properties th1:;y stood to lc~1;:;. hsha .li;ri\i"si. pijt, h~.i:-self a,e on1;:: pf .. ·.•·· ' these people wno hod ,, shamba const·bting of S.everaJ.. ¥ash~wrn,1t, ~rees and was p..tid sl1s.8,543/= ;..s ct-mpens::.tj,cn vidc <x;heq\;lli"l .No. B.471679. on fu.rb11a:r c,11.;ciei!f$ th\;! genu1n~.,.,; c:· th~ _.,aim ef ' ,· the said hSha H~rnisi it w~s found out tn~c Sht hod.P~ $hamba at t~ area., ,~sha Hamisi \t~V.tr ehallLrlgc::d this eyid~nce .. i\t the clo.s1: of the 1;-:ros .... cution case st)~ natl d,1cidc:9 to .r.emain iil~nt • No.w, in h~r lcngt.r.y memorandum bf ..:ii:;.t,'.•~al she claims to have h'td a si1arnl;i.l which hcid be~rl inspect'=d a.nil Vl;:!rlf ied l:>y 'the appropriate uuthvri ties on the ~xercise. oih: theJ:'efo~e claims that tn11:: ~55,·~::'.:~ i~-. dis~ute was properly maa..:: .. ... 2 • The only prope.- label tor the Jneinorandum of appeal of ~sha Hamisi is that it is a P,bau~t other imagination. She h.:..:.S:: ti:r,2 to. put foiwatd. he. det~e at the appropriate timt: anu J?lacebutdid noth~ng •. ihe had not di~Puted the prcs-=.:cutior; case by eitl1er ,~ilee~amirting the witnes~es that h.__,a h:stiii-..:d against he& in he'° ·p;eaell(;e Nl<LW~! celled..,upon to J;;f~nu he:.:~ ·..;lf decided to remain s1l~nt •.r: J; aee no merit in. thb ap~.;; .... l w;1i,:h is hereby d1smii.ssed,, · -Tne conviction and the irnp0S1;;.;i sun-c1..:n,;;;-.;; Wt:.:i:~ 1-.i:·c,per.ty a,rLved at. J\}dge 2Q/S/e7 / T f:, •.