20190522 TZHC Dar es Salaam2
The court found that the original file could not be traced or reconstructed, and given the appellants had spent about 18 years in jail, the interests of justice required setting aside the conviction and ordering their release.
- Citation
- 20190522 TZHC Dar es Salaam2
- Parties
- Appellant: Iddi Rashid; Appellant: Mpeka Mohamed; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 22 May 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Robbery With Violence, Appeal Procedure, Missing Court File, Release From Custody
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Iddi Rashid
Appellant
Mpeka Mohamed
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction and sentence can stand in absence of the original court file and record
- 2 Whether continued incarceration is justified given the loss of records and time served
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the original file could not be traced or reconstructed, and given the appellants had spent about 18 years in jail, the interests of justice required setting aside the conviction and ordering their release.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction and sentence set aside
- immediate release of appellants unless held for other lawful reason
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