19790710 TZHC Arusha

19790710 TZHC Arusha

The court held that the accused's possession of more iron sheets than they had paid for, shortly after the theft, and their forgery of receipts, justified the inference that the excess iron sheets were stolen from the Primary School.

Citation
19790710 TZHC Arusha
Parties
Appellant: Rashidi Said; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
10 July 1979
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Store Breaking, Stealing, Identification of Stolen Property, Forgery of Receipts
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Store Breaking Stealing Identification of Stolen Property Forgery of Receipts

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Parties

Rashidi Said

Appellant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the iron sheets found in the possession of the accused were properly identified as those stolen from Chomvu Primary School

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the accused's possession of more iron sheets than they had paid for, shortly after the theft, and their forgery of receipts, justified the inference that the excess iron sheets were stolen from the Primary School.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed in its entirety.