20050729 TZHC Mwanza
The charge was defective for duplicity and the defect was not curable as it prejudiced the accused; the evidence was insufficient to establish the fact of break-in with certainty, making the conviction unsafe.
- Citation
- 20050729 TZHC Mwanza
- Parties
- Appellant: Levi s/o Samwel & Another; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 29 July 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Defective Charge, Duplicity, Burglary, Shop Breaking, Recent Possession, Miscarriage of Justice
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Levi s/o Samwel & Another
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the charge was defective for duplicity
- 2 Whether the defect in the charge was curable
- 3 Whether the evidence was sufficient to ground conviction
Ratio Decidendi
The charge was defective for duplicity and the defect was not curable as it prejudiced the accused; the evidence was insufficient to establish the fact of break-in with certainty, making the conviction unsafe.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- convictions quashed
- all three accused to be released forthwith unless otherwise lawfully held
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