jamila mfaume makanjila mama rwada vs republic 2019 tzca 592 4 november 2019
The conviction was based on unreliable visual identification and an inadmissible cautioned statement; without these, no evidence remained to sustain conviction.
- Citation
- jamila mfaume makanjila mama rwada vs republic 2019 tzca 592 4 november 2019
- Parties
- Appellant: Jamila Mfaume Makanjila @ Mama Warda; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 4 November 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Attempted Armed Robbery, Visual Identification, Admissibility of Evidence
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Jamila Mfaume Makanjila @ Mama Warda
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant was properly identified as the perpetrator of attempted armed robbery
- 2 Whether the cautioned statement was valid evidence given it was not read in court
Ratio Decidendi
The conviction was based on unreliable visual identification and an inadmissible cautioned statement; without these, no evidence remained to sustain conviction.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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