19780818 TZHC Mbeya2
The appellant received and converted shs. 10,098/= from the co-operative society to his own use, and his claim of compulsion in signing the Occurrence Book was not credible; the evidence established guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
- Citation
- 19780818 TZHC Mbeya2
- Parties
- Appellant: Ranadhani Sultani; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 18 August 1978
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence upheld
- Legal Topics
- Stealing by Public Servant, Penal Code Sections 265 and 270, Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Ranadhani Sultani
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant stole money as a public servant
- 2 Whether the appellant's signatures in the Occurrence Book were made under compulsion
- 3 Whether the appellant's defence of conspiracy was credible
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant received and converted shs. 10,098/= from the co-operative society to his own use, and his claim of compulsion in signing the Occurrence Book was not credible; the evidence established guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence upheld
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