19900221 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19900221 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The appellant's role and working procedures placed responsibility for the forged documents on him; the evidence established that the alterations could not have escaped his notice, justifying conviction.

Citation
19900221 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Respondent: Republic; Appellant: Hamidu Nyingi
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
21 February 1990
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Forgery, Uttering False Documents, Obtaining Money by False Pretences
Source Language
English

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Parties

Republic

Respondent

Hamidu Nyingi

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 whether the appellant was properly convicted of forgery
  2. 2 whether the appellant's role justified conviction
  3. 3 whether the imposed concurrent prison terms were appropriate

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant's role and working procedures placed responsibility for the forged documents on him; the evidence established that the alterations could not have escaped his notice, justifying conviction.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • convictions and concurrent prison terms upheld