19750313 TZCA Dar es Salaam

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

  1. 1 Whether the conviction for assault causing actual bodily harm was proper
  2. 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