19781227 TZHC Tanga
The appellant's act of leading police and villagers to the stolen cow skin, corroborated by other witnesses, constituted admissible evidence implicating him in cattle theft, and the conviction was not based solely on an inadmissible confession.
- Citation
- 19781227 TZHC Tanga
- Parties
- Appellant: Njama Samwel; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 27 December 1978
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Cattle Theft, Confession Admissibility, Minimum Sentence
- Source Language
- English
Case Brief
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Parties
Njama Samwel
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction was improperly based on a confession to a police officer
- 2 Whether evidence of leading police to stolen property is admissible
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant's act of leading police and villagers to the stolen cow skin, corroborated by other witnesses, constituted admissible evidence implicating him in cattle theft, and the conviction was not based solely on an inadmissible confession.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- conviction and sentence affirmed
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