19870717 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused persons committed the murder due to unreliable and conflicting identification evidence and an unreliable dying declaration.
- Citation
- 19870717 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Athanas Mombasa Daud; Accused: Ramadhani Amiri Mlelanga; Accused: Godfrey Kisumba; Accused: Omari Salehe
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 17 July 1987
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Judgment
- Outcome
- acquittal
- Legal Topics
- Murder, Circumstantial Evidence, Identification, Dying Declaration
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecution
Athanas Mombasa Daud
Accused
Ramadhani Amiri Mlelanga
Accused
Godfrey Kisumba
Accused
Omari Salehe
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused persons murdered Stephen Hoza
- 2 Reliability of identification evidence
- 3 Reliability of dying declaration
Ratio Decidendi
The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused persons committed the murder due to unreliable and conflicting identification evidence and an unreliable dying declaration.
Court Disposition
acquittal
Orders
- The four accused persons are found not guilty, acquitted and discharged.
- Assessors thanked and discharged.
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