19700909 TZHC Dar es salaam3

The appellant received Shs.88/- from witnesses for hotel charges and failed to deliver it to the hotel owner, justifying conviction for stealing by agent.

Citation: 19700909 TZHC Dar es salaam3
Parties: Appellant: P.F. XflA; Respondent: The Republic
Court: TZHC
Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Judgment Date: 9 September 1970
Procedural Posture: Criminal Appeal / Summary Rejection
Outcome: appeal dismissed
Legal Topics: Stealing by Agent, Appeal Against Conviction, Appeal Against Sentence
Source Language: English

Criminal Law Stealing by Agent Appeal Against Conviction Appeal Against Sentence

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Parties

P.F. XflA

Appellant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Summary Rejection

Legal Issues

1 whether the appellant instructed Elias Leonard to collect hotel charges
2 whether the appellant received Shs.88/- and failed to deliver it to the hotel owner
3 whether the conviction and sentence were justified

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant received Shs.88/- from witnesses for hotel charges and failed to deliver it to the hotel owner, justifying conviction for stealing by agent.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

conviction and sentence affirmed