idd mohamed vs republic 2020 tzca 1924 24 december 2020
Conviction based on uncorroborated unsworn evidence of a child witness is unsafe; omission of voir dire and failure to swear key witness rendered evidence inadmissible; conviction and sentence must be quashed.
- Citation
- idd mohamed vs republic 2020 tzca 1924 24 december 2020
- Parties
- Appellant: Idd Mohamed; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 24 December 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Grave Sexual Abuse, Procedure, Evidence, Child Witness, Corroboration
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Idd Mohamed
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Validity of charge under Penal Code section 138C
- 2 Failure to conduct voir dire for child witness
- 3 Admissibility of unsworn evidence
Ratio Decidendi
Conviction based on uncorroborated unsworn evidence of a child witness is unsafe; omission of voir dire and failure to swear key witness rendered evidence inadmissible; conviction and sentence must be quashed.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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