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
Legal Issues
- 1 whether the appellant was properly convicted of forgery
- 2 whether the appellant's role justified conviction
- 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
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