19781207 TZHC Dodoma1
The evidence of the prosecution witness was not sufficiently credible or convincing to connect the appellants to the crime; reasonable doubt existed regarding whether the window was broken from inside or outside, and the possibility of external breaking was not excluded.
- Citation
- 19781207 TZHC Dodoma1
- Parties
- Appellant: Athumani Hussein Heresi; Appellant: Didi Bassani; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 7 December 1978
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Storebreaking, Stealing, Evidence Assessment, Conviction, Acquittal
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Athumani Hussein Heresi
Appellant
Didi Bassani
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the evidence was sufficient to convict the appellants for storebreaking and stealing
- 2 Whether the window was broken from inside or outside and its impact on the case
Ratio Decidendi
The evidence of the prosecution witness was not sufficiently credible or convincing to connect the appellants to the crime; reasonable doubt existed regarding whether the window was broken from inside or outside, and the possibility of external breaking was not excluded.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- convictions and sentences of both appellants set aside
- both appellants released
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