19780911 TZHC Dodoma1
The complainant parted with her money only after being threatened and assaulted; thus, the taking constituted robbery with violence as defined by law.
- Citation
- 19780911 TZHC Dodoma1
- Parties
- Appellant: Juma Abdallah; Appellant: Mohamed Ally; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 11 September 1978
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Robbery With Violence, Minimum Sentence, Evidence Assessment
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Juma Abdallah
Appellant
Mohamed Ally
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the facts established amount to robbery with violence under the Penal Code
- 2 Whether the conviction and sentence were justified
Ratio Decidendi
The complainant parted with her money only after being threatened and assaulted; thus, the taking constituted robbery with violence as defined by law.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- conviction and sentence affirmed
- appellants to serve seven years imprisonment
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