19750313 TZCA Dar es Salaam
The appellant admitted to inflicting the wounds and failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the assault; the conviction was proper and the sentence, though severe, was not manifestly excessive.
- Citation
- 19750313 TZCA Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Istamu s/o Abdallah; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 13 March 1975
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm, Self Defence, Sentencing
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Istamu s/o Abdallah
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction for assault causing actual bodily harm was proper
- 2 Whether the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant admitted to inflicting the wounds and failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the assault; the conviction was proper and the sentence, though severe, was not manifestly excessive.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- conviction confirmed
- sentence confirmed
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