20161017 TZCA Tabora2
The conviction cannot stand due to a fatal variance between the charge sheet and evidence regarding the person threatened, and the failure to amend the charge sheet violated an essential ingredient of armed robbery, resulting in no fair trial.
- Citation
- 20161017 TZCA Tabora2
- Parties
- Appellant: Idd Riganya; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 17 October 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Armed Robbery, Defective Charge Sheet, Variance Between Charge and Evidence
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Idd Riganya
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether conviction can stand when there is a variance between particulars of offence in the charge sheet and evidence adduced
- 2 Whether failure to amend a defective charge sheet renders the trial unfair
Ratio Decidendi
The conviction cannot stand due to a fatal variance between the charge sheet and evidence regarding the person threatened, and the failure to amend the charge sheet violated an essential ingredient of armed robbery, resulting in no fair trial.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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