19910919 TZHC Dar es Salaam2
Circumstantial evidence presented was not conclusive and hearsay evidence was inadmissible; therefore, the acquittal was justified.
- Citation
- 19910919 TZHC Dar es Salaam2
- Parties
- Appellant: D.P.P.; Respondent: Yerixo Daniel
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 19 September 1991
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Stealing by Servant, Circumstantial Evidence, Hearsay Evidence
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
D.P.P.
Appellant
Yerixo Daniel
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to convict the respondent
- 2 Admissibility of hearsay evidence
Ratio Decidendi
Circumstantial evidence presented was not conclusive and hearsay evidence was inadmissible; therefore, the acquittal was justified.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- acquittal of respondent upheld
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