20091119 TZCA Mtwara1
Despite the expunging of the PF3 medical report due to procedural non-compliance, the credible and direct evidence of the complainant and her mother, supported by prior familiarity and identification under moonlight, was sufficient to uphold the conviction for rape.
- Citation
- 20091119 TZCA Mtwara1
- Parties
- Appellant: Issa Haji Likamalila; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 19 November 2009
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence upheld
- Legal Topics
- Rape, Evidence, Identification, Procedure, Sentencing
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Issa Haji Likamalila
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant was properly identified as the perpetrator of rape
- 2 Whether the failure to comply with section 240(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act invalidated the conviction
- 3 Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction for rape
Ratio Decidendi
Despite the expunging of the PF3 medical report due to procedural non-compliance, the credible and direct evidence of the complainant and her mother, supported by prior familiarity and identification under moonlight, was sufficient to uphold the conviction for rape.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence upheld
Orders
- PF3 medical report expunged from the record
- Appellant to serve 30 years imprisonment
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