19720126 TZHC Dar es salaam
The evidence was insufficient and confusing, making it unsafe to uphold any of the convictions against the appellants for stealing by servant.
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- Citation
- 19720126 TZHC Dar es salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Mohamed Nangwamba; Appellant: Cornel Mwango; Appellant: Mussa Rahisi; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 26 January 1972
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Consolidated Appeals
- Outcome
- appeals allowed
- Legal Topics
- Stealing by Servant, Burden of Proof, Evidence Evaluation
- Source Language
- english
Criminal Law Stealing by Servant Burden of Proof Evidence Evaluation
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Parties
Mohamed Nangwamba
Appellant
Cornel Mwango
Appellant
Mussa Rahisi
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Consolidated Appeals
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellants were properly convicted of stealing by servant under sections 265 and 271 of the Penal Code
- 2 Whether the evidence adduced was sufficient to support the convictions
Ratio Decidendi
The evidence was insufficient and confusing, making it unsafe to uphold any of the convictions against the appellants for stealing by servant.
Court Disposition
appeals allowed
Orders
- convictions quashed
- sentences set aside
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