19750228 TZCA Dar es Salaam2

19750228 TZCA Dar es Salaam2

Convictions for forgery on counts 1 to 6 upheld as evidence showed appellant wrote false duplicate receipts with intent to defraud; convictions for theft by public servant on counts 7 and 8 set aside as the money was not government property and not received in the course of public employment.

Citation
19750228 TZCA Dar es Salaam2
Parties
Appellant: Ayubu Mpimbate; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
28 February 1975
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
Appeal allowed in part; convictions and sentences for counts 7 and 8 set aside; convictions and sentences for counts 1 to 6 upheld.
Legal Topics
Forgery, Theft by Public Servant, Appeal, Evidence, Agency
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Forgery Theft by Public Servant Appeal Evidence Agency

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Parties

Ayubu Mpimbate

Appellant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant committed forgery of duplicate receipts
  2. 2 Whether the appellant stole money as a public servant
  3. 3 Whether the money was government property at the time of alleged theft

Ratio Decidendi

Convictions for forgery on counts 1 to 6 upheld as evidence showed appellant wrote false duplicate receipts with intent to defraud; convictions for theft by public servant on counts 7 and 8 set aside as the money was not government property and not received in the course of public employment.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed in part; convictions and sentences for counts 7 and 8 set aside; convictions and sentences for counts 1 to 6 upheld.

Orders

  • Sentences of 3 years imprisonment on counts 7 and 8 set aside
  • Convictions and sentences of 1 year imprisonment on counts 1 to 6 upheld and to run concurrently