20170316 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The evidence did not satisfy the guidelines for proper visual identification as set out in WAZIRI AMANI; identification was not beyond reasonable doubt, so the conviction was unsafe.
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- Citation
- 20170316 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Christopher Peter @Kweka; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 16 March 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Conspiracy to Commit an Offence, Cattle Theft, Visual Identification, Burden of Proof
- Source Language
- english
Criminal Law Conspiracy to Commit an Offence Cattle Theft Visual Identification Burden of Proof
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Parties
Christopher Peter @Kweka
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 whether the appellant was properly identified at the scene of crime
- 2 whether the conviction was safe based on the evidence adduced
Ratio Decidendi
The evidence did not satisfy the guidelines for proper visual identification as set out in WAZIRI AMANI; identification was not beyond reasonable doubt, so the conviction was unsafe.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentences set aside
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