20170821 TZCA Tabora 1
The appellant's plea was equivocal and prejudicial because the charge sheet failed to specify the relevant subsections and paragraphs of the law, amounting to a plea to a non-existent offence.
- Citation
- 20170821 TZCA Tabora 1
- Parties
- Appellant: Said Hussein; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 21 August 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Defective Charge Sheet, Rape, Plea of Guilty, Criminal Procedure
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Said Hussein
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the charge sheet was defective for failure to cite proper provisions of law
- 2 Whether the appellant's plea was equivocal and prejudicial
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant's plea was equivocal and prejudicial because the charge sheet failed to specify the relevant subsections and paragraphs of the law, amounting to a plea to a non-existent offence.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence of life imprisonment set aside
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