19800926 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The appellant was properly convicted for stealing by servant as all monies belonged to his employer, and the sentence imposed was illegal as it did not comply with the Minimum Sentence Act; the correct sentence is five years imprisonment.
- Citation
- 19800926 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: George Kaula; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 26 September 1980
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed except for alteration of sentence
- Legal Topics
- Stealing by Servant, Obtaining Money by False Pretences, Sentencing, Illegal Sentence
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
George Kaula
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant was properly convicted for stealing by servant and obtaining money by false pretences
- 2 Whether the sentence imposed was legal
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant was properly convicted for stealing by servant as all monies belonged to his employer, and the sentence imposed was illegal as it did not comply with the Minimum Sentence Act; the correct sentence is five years imprisonment.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed except for alteration of sentence
Orders
- Illegal sentence set aside
- Appellant sentenced to five years imprisonment
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