19870811 TZCA Dar es Salaam2 1
The conviction was quashed and the sentence set aside as the appellate court found the conviction and sentence were not justified.
- Citation
- 19870811 TZCA Dar es Salaam2 1
- Parties
- Appellant: Mwita Bugocha; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 11 August 1987
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Appeal, Conviction, Sentence, Acquittal
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mwita Bugocha
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction and sentence of death against the appellant were proper
Ratio Decidendi
The conviction was quashed and the sentence set aside as the appellate court found the conviction and sentence were not justified.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence of death set aside
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