19940325 TZCA Dar es Salaam
The prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt as the confession was not admissible under the Evidence Act, 1967, due to lack of evidence regarding the police officer's rank and absence of corroborating witnesses.
- Citation
- 19940325 TZCA Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Geevas Kilongozi; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 25 March 1994
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Murder, Confession, Admissibility of Evidence
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Geevas Kilongozi
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the confession was admissible under the Evidence Act, 1967
- 2 Whether the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt
Ratio Decidendi
The prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt as the confession was not admissible under the Evidence Act, 1967, due to lack of evidence regarding the police officer's rank and absence of corroborating witnesses.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- appellant to be released from custody forthwith unless otherwise lawfully held
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