19781103 TZHC Mbeya
The conviction cannot stand because the prosecution failed to challenge the appellant's story through cross-examination, and the evidence did not establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
- Citation
- 19781103 TZHC Mbeya
- Parties
- Appellant: Gaudis Marko; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 3 November 1978
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed; conviction quashed
- Legal Topics
- Stealing by Agent, Burden of Proof, Failure to Cross Examine
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Gaudis Marko
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction for stealing by agent was justified
- 2 Whether the trial magistrate misdirected himself by shifting the burden of proof
- 3 Effect of failure to cross-examine defence witnesses
Ratio Decidendi
The conviction cannot stand because the prosecution failed to challenge the appellant's story through cross-examination, and the evidence did not establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed; conviction quashed
Orders
- Appellant acquitted
- Sentence set aside
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