19701023 TZCA Dar es Salaam
The appellants obtained money from the complainant through a combination of violence and trickery, acting in concert and restraining the complainant; this satisfies the elements of robbery with violence under section 286 of the Penal Code.
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- Citation
- 19701023 TZCA Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: John Issau; Appellant: Hamisi Alli; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 23 October 1970
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Robbery With Violence, Sentencing, Appeal
- Source Language
- english
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Parties
John Issau
Appellant
Hamisi Alli
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellants were guilty of robbery with violence under section 286 of the Penal Code
- 2 Whether the conviction should be for robbery or simple theft
- 3 Appropriateness of sentences imposed
Ratio Decidendi
The appellants obtained money from the complainant through a combination of violence and trickery, acting in concert and restraining the complainant; this satisfies the elements of robbery with violence under section 286 of the Penal Code.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- Conviction for robbery with violence confirmed for both appellants.
- Sentence of two years imprisonment and twenty-four strokes confirmed for John Issau.
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