19810720 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19810720 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the essential ingredients of unlawful assault; conviction cannot stand.

Citation
19810720 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Appellant: Juma Salum; Appellant: Said Abdullah; Respondent: Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
20 July 1981
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm, Stealing From a Person
Source Language
English

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Parties

Juma Salum

Appellant

Said Abdullah

Appellant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 whether the prosecution proved the essential ingredients of unlawful assault beyond reasonable doubt

Ratio Decidendi

The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the essential ingredients of unlawful assault; conviction cannot stand.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • conviction quashed
  • sentences set aside