lazaro kalonga vs republic 2012 tzca 201 7 december 2012
Conviction quashed due to procedural non-compliance regarding medical evidence and failure to call material witness, resulting in insufficient proof of lack of consent.
- Citation
- lazaro kalonga vs republic 2012 tzca 201 7 december 2012
- Parties
- Appellant: Lazaro Kalonga; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 7 December 2012
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Rape, Evidence, Procedural Compliance
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Lazaro Kalonga
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether reliance on sole testimony of complainant was sufficient
- 2 Whether failure to comply with section 240(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act invalidated medical evidence
Ratio Decidendi
Conviction quashed due to procedural non-compliance regarding medical evidence and failure to call material witness, resulting in insufficient proof of lack of consent.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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