19700620 TZHC Dar es salaam
The conviction was based on inadmissible evidence of bad character and an inadmissible confession, rendering the conviction improper.
- Citation
- 19700620 TZHC Dar es salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Machapati John; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 20 June 1970
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Armed With Intent to Commit Felony, Inadmissibility of Bad Character Evidence, Inadmissibility of Confession
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Machapati John
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction for being armed with intent to commit a felony was proper given the evidence admitted at trial
Ratio Decidendi
The conviction was based on inadmissible evidence of bad character and an inadmissible confession, rendering the conviction improper.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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