19950612 TZCA Mbeya3

19950612 TZCA Mbeya3

There was no legal provocation; the appellant intentionally stabbed the deceased multiple times without justification, constituting murder.

Citation
19950612 TZCA Mbeya3
Parties
Appellant: Noshi Kolongo; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
12 June 1995
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Murder, Manslaughter, Provocation
Source Language
English

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Parties

Noshi Kolongo

Appellant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the appellant should have been convicted of manslaughter instead of murder

Ratio Decidendi

There was no legal provocation; the appellant intentionally stabbed the deceased multiple times without justification, constituting murder.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed in its entirety