19780616 TZHC Mwanza
The court found that there was no evidence of breaking, the appellant had exclusive custody of the money, and the alternative explanations offered by the appellant were unreasonable, thus upholding the conviction.
- Citation
- 19780616 TZHC Mwanza
- Parties
- Appellant: Japh Luti Malia; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 16 June 1978
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Stealing, Burden of Proof, Evidence Assessment
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Japh Luti Malia
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant stole the sum of Shs. 35,835.00 from the Tanu Youth League soda shop
- 2 Whether the conviction was supported by the evidence
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that there was no evidence of breaking, the appellant had exclusive custody of the money, and the alternative explanations offered by the appellant were unreasonable, thus upholding the conviction.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
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