19881221 TZHC Mtwara2
The appellant, having presented a false cheque and payment voucher for salaries, knowing he was no longer responsible for such payments and failing to make inquiries about the cheque, was found to have made, uttered, and attempted to obtain money by false documents. Circumstantial evidence established his guilt.
- Citation
- 19881221 TZHC Mtwara2
- Parties
- Appellant: Lt. Ahmadi Chipanji; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 21 December 1988
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Making False Documents, Uttering False Documents, Attempt to Obtain Money by False Pretences, Forgery, Circumstantial Evidence
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Lt. Ahmadi Chipanji
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant made a false document
- 2 Whether the appellant uttered a false document
- 3 Whether the appellant attempted to obtain money by false pretences
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant, having presented a false cheque and payment voucher for salaries, knowing he was no longer responsible for such payments and failing to make inquiries about the cheque, was found to have made, uttered, and attempted to obtain money by false documents. Circumstantial evidence established his guilt.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- conviction and sentences affirmed
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