19911023 TZHC Tabora1
Non-compliance with section 214 of the Criminal Procedure Act by the succeeding magistrate is fatal and renders the trial a nullity, as the accused was not properly apprised of the right to have witnesses reheard.
- Citation
- 19911023 TZHC Tabora1
- Parties
- Appellant: George Wmasi; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 23 October 1991
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed; conviction quashed; trial declared a nullity
- Legal Topics
- Defilement, Trial by Multiple Magistrates, Section 214 Criminal Procedure Act, Nullity of Proceedings
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
George Wmasi
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the succeeding magistrate complied with section 214 of the Criminal Procedure Act when taking over the trial
- 2 Whether non-compliance with section 214 renders the trial a nullity
Ratio Decidendi
Non-compliance with section 214 of the Criminal Procedure Act by the succeeding magistrate is fatal and renders the trial a nullity, as the accused was not properly apprised of the right to have witnesses reheard.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed; conviction quashed; trial declared a nullity
Orders
- conviction quashed
- trial declared a nullity
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