19890204 TZCA Dar es Salaam
The trial judge erred by considering extraneous matters such as the appellant's intoxication and perceived danger to society when imposing sentence, making the sentence wrong in principle.
- Citation
- 19890204 TZCA Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Nasoro Korongo; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 4 February 1989
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, Manslaughter, Intoxication
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Nasoro Korongo
Appellant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the sentence imposed for manslaughter was wrong in principle
- 2 Whether extraneous matters were considered in sentencing
Ratio Decidendi
The trial judge erred by considering extraneous matters such as the appellant's intoxication and perceived danger to society when imposing sentence, making the sentence wrong in principle.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- sentence of 25 years imprisonment set aside
- appellant sentenced to 12 years imprisonment from date of conviction
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