NA TZHC Dar es Salaam2
Conviction was based on circumstantial evidence which did not point to the guilt of the appellants and was not corroborated by independent evidence; several inconsistencies in prosecution evidence created doubt.
- Citation
- NA TZHC Dar es Salaam2
- Parties
- Appellant: Lazaro Francis; Appellant: Ahamadi Jaffar Habibu; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 1 January 1994
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Circumstantial Evidence, Burden of Proof, Factory Breaking and Stealing, Inconsistencies in Prosecution Evidence
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Lazaro Francis
Appellant
Ahamadi Jaffar Habibu
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction was based on sufficient and corroborated evidence
- 2 Whether the section applied was relevant to the facts
- 3 Whether the standard of proof was met
Ratio Decidendi
Conviction was based on circumstantial evidence which did not point to the guilt of the appellants and was not corroborated by independent evidence; several inconsistencies in prosecution evidence created doubt.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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