sadick kitime vs republic 2019 tzca 609 16 may 2019
The failure by both the trial and first appellate courts to properly consider the appellant's defence constitutes a fatal misdirection, vitiating the conviction and sentence.
- Citation
- sadick kitime vs republic 2019 tzca 609 16 may 2019
- Parties
- Appellant: Sadick Kitime; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 16 May 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
- Outcome
- conviction quashed, sentence set aside, appellant released
- Legal Topics
- Rape, Failure to Consider Defence, Appellate Review, Misdirection
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Sadick Kitime
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trial and first appellate courts failed to consider the appellant's defence
- 2 Whether such failure vitiates the conviction and sentence
Ratio Decidendi
The failure by both the trial and first appellate courts to properly consider the appellant's defence constitutes a fatal misdirection, vitiating the conviction and sentence.
Court Disposition
conviction quashed, sentence set aside, appellant released
Orders
- Conviction quashed
- Sentence set aside
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