20180910 TZHC Mwanza

20180910 TZHC Mwanza

District Court lacked jurisdiction to try the offences due to statutory amendments; proceedings and sentence are nullified.

Citation
20180910 TZHC Mwanza
Parties
Appellant: Francesco Michael; Appellant: Ester Dunia; Respondent: Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
10 September 2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Jurisdiction, Unlawful Possession of Firearms, Economic Offences
Source Language
English

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Parties

Francesco Michael

Appellant

Ester Dunia

Appellant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the District Court had jurisdiction to try offences under section 20 of the Fire Arms and Ammunition Act and section 11 of the Armaments Control Act after amendments by Act No. 3/2016

Ratio Decidendi

District Court lacked jurisdiction to try the offences due to statutory amendments; proceedings and sentence are nullified.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • District Court proceedings quashed
  • Judgment and sentence set aside