20130226 TZCA Dodoma
The Court found the prosecution witnesses credible and the evidence sufficient to support the conviction for unnatural offence. Grounds not raised in the first appellate court were not entertained. The appeal was dismissed as devoid of merit.
- Citation
- 20130226 TZCA Dodoma
- Parties
- Appellant: Ramadhani Waziri; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 26 February 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal From High Court to Court of Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Unnatural Offence, Sodomy, Credibility of Witnesses, Appeals Procedure
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Ramadhani Waziri
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal From High Court to Court of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction for unnatural offence was supported by credible evidence
- 2 Whether grounds not raised in the first appellate court can be entertained on second appeal
Ratio Decidendi
The Court found the prosecution witnesses credible and the evidence sufficient to support the conviction for unnatural offence. Grounds not raised in the first appellate court were not entertained. The appeal was dismissed as devoid of merit.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Conviction and sentence upheld
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