20101125 TZCA Dar es Salaam
Fundamental contradictions in prosecution evidence regarding the location of the alleged offence, improper admission of the PF3 medical report without compliance with section 240(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act, and unexplained delay in charging the appellant raised reasonable doubt, entitling the appellant to benefit of doubt and acquittal.
- Citation
- 20101125 TZCA Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Saidi Madohola; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 25 November 2010
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal Before Court of Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Rape, Contradictory Evidence, Admissibility of Medical Evidence, Right to Cross Examine, Delay in Charging
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Saidi Madohola
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Second Appeal Before Court of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether contradictions in prosecution evidence were fundamental and affected the conviction
- 2 Whether the PF3 medical report was properly admitted in evidence
- 3 Whether the delay in charging the appellant raised reasonable doubt
Ratio Decidendi
Fundamental contradictions in prosecution evidence regarding the location of the alleged offence, improper admission of the PF3 medical report without compliance with section 240(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act, and unexplained delay in charging the appellant raised reasonable doubt, entitling the appellant to benefit of doubt and acquittal.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- conviction quashed
- sentence set aside
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