mabula doto runeke vs republic 2018 tzca 342 30 october 2018

Conviction unsafe due to unreliable visual identification, involuntary confession, and failure to properly identify and itemize stolen property; absence of charge sheet did not vitiate appeal.

Citation: mabula doto runeke vs republic 2018 tzca 342 30 october 2018
Parties: Appellant: Mabula Doti @ Cruneke; Respondent: The Republic
Court: TZCA
Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Judgment Date: 30 October 2018
Procedural Posture: Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
Outcome: appeal allowed
Legal Topics: Armed Robbery, Visual Identification, Doctrine of Recent Possession, Confession Admissibility, Appeal Procedure
Source Language: English

Criminal Law Armed Robbery Visual Identification Doctrine of Recent Possession Confession Admissibility Appeal Procedure

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Parties

Mabula Doti @ Cruneke

Appellant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal

Legal Issues

1 Whether the absence of the charge sheet renders the appeal incompetent
2 Whether the conviction was safe based on visual identification, confession, and doctrine of recent possession

Ratio Decidendi

Conviction unsafe due to unreliable visual identification, involuntary confession, and failure to properly identify and itemize stolen property; absence of charge sheet did not vitiate appeal.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

conviction quashed
sentence set aside