19881207 TZCA Dar es Salaam2
The appellant's conduct in obtaining cattle dip under false pretenses and administering it to her child, combined with her failure to seek proper medical advice and her subsequent actions, demonstrated malice aforethought. The court found her properly convicted of murder.
- Citation
- 19881207 TZCA Dar es Salaam2
- Parties
- Appellant: Ashii d/o Juml; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 7 December 1988
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence upheld
- Legal Topics
- Murder, Malice Aforethought, Poisoning, Evidence, Intent
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Ashii d/o Juml
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant committed murder with malice aforethought
- 2 Whether the appellant's actions constituted intentional killing or accidental poisoning
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant's conduct in obtaining cattle dip under false pretenses and administering it to her child, combined with her failure to seek proper medical advice and her subsequent actions, demonstrated malice aforethought. The court found her properly convicted of murder.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence upheld
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