NA TZHC Dar es Salaam 3
There was ample evidence to convict the appellant, and the sentence imposed was the mandatory minimum required by law. The appeal was lodged without sufficient grounds.
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- Citation
- NA TZHC Dar es Salaam 3
- Parties
- Appellant: Bakari s/o Karmit; Respondent: The United Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 1 January 1986
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Summary Rejection
- Outcome
- appeal summarily rejected
- Legal Topics
- Stealing by Person Employed in Public Service, Mandatory Minimum Sentence
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Bakari s/o Karmit
Appellant
The United Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Summary Rejection
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant was properly convicted of stealing by person employed in the public service
- 2 Whether the mandatory minimum sentence was correctly imposed
Ratio Decidendi
There was ample evidence to convict the appellant, and the sentence imposed was the mandatory minimum required by law. The appeal was lodged without sufficient grounds.
Court Disposition
appeal summarily rejected
Orders
- appeal summarily rejected
Full Case Text
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA at DAR ES SALAillVI APPELLATE JURISDICTION HIGH COURT CRD'IINAL APPEAL NO. 76 OF 1988 ORIGINJJ, CRIMINiJ, CASE NO. 39 OF 1986 OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF KISARAWE DISTRICT .fl.fr ICTSAi.T./.AWE .BAK.ARI s/ o I@ARMIT t O • • • e e e e • 0 •• e O O O e c, t o. • ♦ •• O e Cl e APPELLANT Vim.SUS 'l'HE UNITED REPUBLIC RESPONDENT / SUM1'./I.fillY REJECT I ON MNZAVAS J.K. There was in this case a.'!11:ile evidence to convict the appellant of stealing by person employed in the Public Service c/s 25 and 270 of the Penal .Code as chareeo. •. ~, As the value of property stolen was above Shs.5,000/= the learned district r:18,G'istrate had no alterrw.tive but to impose the sentence of 5 years imprison which is the n,..mdatory minimtw sentence. In the event I arn satisfied, and so certify, that this appeal has been lodged without any sufficient grow1d of complaint a.Dd it is accordi.115ly hereby forthwith summarily rejected • ._