20110815 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20110815 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The applicant, being a prisoner, should not be blamed for the mishap of either the prisons staff or the High Court staff in misplacing the notice. As the matter involves the life of the applicant, it is imperative to allow the appeal to proceed.

Citation
20110815 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Applicant: Daudi Mdee; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
15 August 2011
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to File Notice of Intention to Appeal
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Notice of Appeal, Prisoner Rights
Source Language
English

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Parties

Daudi Mdee

Applicant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to File Notice of Intention to Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the applicant should be granted leave to file a notice of intention to appeal out of time

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant, being a prisoner, should not be blamed for the mishap of either the prisons staff or the High Court staff in misplacing the notice. As the matter involves the life of the applicant, it is imperative to allow the appeal to proceed.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Applicant is given leave to lodge his appeal out of time