19900908 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19900908 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Evidence proved appellant prepared and signed disputed payment vouchers, pocketed cheques intended for claimants, and committed fraud against employer; conviction and sentence upheld.

Citation
19900908 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Appellant: Paskali s/o Livato; Respondent: Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
8 September 1990
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Stealing by Public Servant, Minimum Sentence, Fraud
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Stealing by Public Servant Minimum Sentence Fraud

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Parties

Paskali s/o Livato

Appellant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 whether the conviction for stealing by public servant was proper
  2. 2 whether the sentence imposed was appropriate

Ratio Decidendi

Evidence proved appellant prepared and signed disputed payment vouchers, pocketed cheques intended for claimants, and committed fraud against employer; conviction and sentence upheld.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • conviction and sentence affirmed
  • appellant to be notified at Idete Prisons