19730905 TZHC Mwanza
Failure to follow proper procedure for recording a plea of guilty invalidates the conviction.
- Citation
- 19730905 TZHC Mwanza
- Parties
- Appellant: Liashauri Donald; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 5 September 1973
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- conviction quashed
- Legal Topics
- Procedure for Plea, Conviction Validity, Housebreaking, Stealing
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Liashauri Donald
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trial magistrate followed proper procedure in recording a plea of guilty
- 2 Whether the conviction based on the accused's statement was valid
Ratio Decidendi
Failure to follow proper procedure for recording a plea of guilty invalidates the conviction.
Court Disposition
conviction quashed
Orders
- sentence set aside
- record remitted for retrial before another magistrate
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