19750827 TZCA Dar es Salaam
It is unsafe to uphold a conviction for robbery with violence based solely on the unsatisfactory evidence of a single witness.
- Citation
- 19750827 TZCA Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Bakari s/o Songoro; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 27 August 1975
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Robbery With Violence, Evidence Evaluation, Single Witness Testimony
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Bakari s/o Songoro
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether conviction for robbery with violence can be sustained on the evidence of a single witness
- 2 Whether the evidence on record was sufficient to convict the appellant
Ratio Decidendi
It is unsafe to uphold a conviction for robbery with violence based solely on the unsatisfactory evidence of a single witness.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- appellant to be released forthwith unless otherwise legally held
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