19911009 TZHC Dar es Salaam
It was unsafe to convict the appellant based solely on the available evidence of visual identification, as the possibility of mistaken identity was not eliminated.
- Citation
- 19911009 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Mohamed Issa; Respondent: The United Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 9 October 1991
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Visual Identification, Shop Breaking, Stealing, Standard of Proof
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mohamed Issa
Appellant
The United Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction based solely on visual identification was safe and proper
Ratio Decidendi
It was unsafe to convict the appellant based solely on the available evidence of visual identification, as the possibility of mistaken identity was not eliminated.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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