19830820 TZHC Mbeya 1
Conviction cannot be upheld due to lack of technical evidence regarding weight and absence of price list; trial magistrate relied on verbal versions without verifying facts or authority.
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- Citation
- 19830820 TZHC Mbeya 1
- Parties
- Appellant: Ligina Accused; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 20 August 1983
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Price Control, Evidence, Conviction Standards
- Source Language
- english
Criminal Law Regulatory Law Price Control Evidence Conviction Standards
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Parties
Ligina Accused
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant sold goods above the maximum price fixed by regulation
- 2 Whether the appellant failed to display the maximum price of controlled goods
Ratio Decidendi
Conviction cannot be upheld due to lack of technical evidence regarding weight and absence of price list; trial magistrate relied on verbal versions without verifying facts or authority.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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