CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 303 OF 2020 MACHABA MAKORO V 240612 093311

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 303 OF 2020 MACHABA MAKORO V 240612 093311

Conviction based on unequivocal plea of guilty cannot be challenged; sentence of life imprisonment was illegal as victim was 10 years old, not under 10, and must be substituted with thirty years imprisonment.

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Citation
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO 303 OF 2020 MACHABA MAKORO V 240612 093311
Parties
Appellant: Machaba Makoro Komasiga; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2020
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed as regards conviction; sentence substituted
Legal Topics
Rape, Sentencing, Plea of Guilty, Appeals
Source Language
english
Criminal Law Rape Sentencing Plea of Guilty Appeals

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Parties

Machaba Makoro Komasiga

Appellant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether conviction based on plea of guilty can be challenged
  2. 2 Legality of sentence imposed for rape of a girl aged 10 years

Ratio Decidendi

Conviction based on unequivocal plea of guilty cannot be challenged; sentence of life imprisonment was illegal as victim was 10 years old, not under 10, and must be substituted with thirty years imprisonment.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed as regards conviction; sentence substituted

Orders

  • Sentence of life imprisonment quashed
  • Appellant to serve thirty years imprisonment from date of conviction