19900621 TZCA Mwanza
Non-compliance with Section 285 of the Criminal Procedure Act renders the trial a nullity.
- Citation
- 19900621 TZCA Mwanza
- Parties
- Appellant: Director of Public Prosecutions; Respondent: Mutainjila
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 21 June 1990
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal From High Court Decision
- Outcome
- Proceedings quashed as a nullity.
- Legal Topics
- Murder, Abortion, Trial Procedure, Role of Assessors
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Director of Public Prosecutions
Appellant
Mutainjila
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal From High Court Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trial was a nullity due to non-compliance with Section 285 of the Criminal Procedure Act regarding assessors
Ratio Decidendi
Non-compliance with Section 285 of the Criminal Procedure Act renders the trial a nullity.
Court Disposition
Proceedings quashed as a nullity.
Orders
- Proceedings in the High Court quashed.
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