20090900 TZCA Iringa
The applicant's dependence on prison authorities for filing documents constitutes sufficient cause for delay, and the constitutional right to appeal should not be denied on technical grounds.
- Citation
- 20090900 TZCA Iringa
- Parties
- Applicant: Robert Kigodi; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 1 January 2009
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Application / Application for Extension of Time to File Notice of Appeal
- Outcome
- Application allowed
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Notice of Appeal, Prisoners' Rights
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Robert Kigodi
Applicant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application / Application for Extension of Time to File Notice of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether sufficient cause exists to grant extension of time to file notice of appeal out of time
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant's dependence on prison authorities for filing documents constitutes sufficient cause for delay, and the constitutional right to appeal should not be denied on technical grounds.
Court Disposition
Application allowed
Orders
- Applicant granted extension of time to file notice of appeal within thirty days from the date of the ruling
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