19870505 TZHC Mbeya
The appellant was properly convicted based on reliable identification and corroborated dying declaration; the alibi did not raise reasonable doubt and was not properly indicated at trial commencement.
- Citation
- 19870505 TZHC Mbeya
- Parties
- Appellant: Mohamed Khalfan Khariis; Appellant: Masoud Shamis Habib; Respondent: S. N. Z.
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 5 May 1987
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Identification Evidence, Corroboration, Defence of Alibi, Dying Declaration
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mohamed Khalfan Khariis
Appellant
Masoud Shamis Habib
Appellant
S. N. Z.
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Reliability of identification evidence
- 2 Requirement for corroboration of dying declaration
- 3 Burden of proof regarding alibi defence
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant was properly convicted based on reliable identification and corroborated dying declaration; the alibi did not raise reasonable doubt and was not properly indicated at trial commencement.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
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